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Human Nature and the Evolution of Society.
Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 10. Power and Politics; Struggling for Power; Societies Without Bosses; Chiefs on the Horizon; Kings, Emperors, and Oriental Despots; Conclusion; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 11. Violence; Murder, He Wrote; Getting in Touch...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Westview Press,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents; Preface; Notes on Dating; 1. Theoretical Foundations; Darwinian Social Science Redux; Darwinian Foundations; Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology; Qualifiers; The Contents of Human Nature; Conclusion; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 2. Beginnings; African Genesis, African Exodus; Big Brains; The Language Instinct; The Cultural Big Bang; Conclusion; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 3. Getting a Living; To Hunt and to Gather; Ancient Affluence?; First Agriculture; Tillers of the Sail; Herders of Beasts.
- Merchants and TradersCapitalists Small and Large; Capitalists by Nature?; Conclusion; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 4. Foodways; What's for Dinner?; Sweets and Meats; Strategic Foraging; Sacred Cows and Abominable Pigs; The Milky Way; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 5. FInding Mates; Incest Avoidance and the Incest Taboo; Sexual Selection; Strategic Sex; Mate Choice; Dominant Males Litter the Landscape; The Straight and the Gay; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 6. Family and Marriage; Kith and Kin.
- Father's Kin or Mother's?One WIfe or Many?; One Husband or Many?; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 7. Parenthood; Maternal Instincts; A Child's-Eye View; Many Children or Few?; Sons or Daughters?; Infanticidal Deeds; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 8. Gender; Gender Everywhere; Learning About Gender; Gender Economies; Men, Women, and Work; Conclusion; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 9. Status and Wealth; Status Striving; Status Striving Unleashed; Status and Wealth in Modern Times; Status Striving Run Amok; Conclusion.
- 13. ReligionSpirits, Gods, and Ritual Specialists; Shamans and Healers; Why Are People Religious?; Religion in Its Socioecological Context; The New Atheism; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; 14. Arts; What Are the Arts?; Visual Art; Literature; Music; Conclusion; Summary; Questions for Discussion; References and Notes; Epilogue: Evolution and Existence; Bibliography; Technical Terms; Index.