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Cultural evolution : society, technology, language and religion / edited by Peter J. Richerson and Morten H. Christiansen

by Peter Richerson, Morten Christiansen

This multidisciplinary collection examines the central role of cultural evolution in explaining human behaviour. It explores topics including social systems, technology, and language to provide an integrated framework for the human sciences.

Accession 7071 ISBN 9780262019750 Publisher MIT Press
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