| The Origin of Human Social Institutions Contributor(s): Runciman, W. G. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0197262503 ISBN-13: 9780197262504 Publisher: British Academy OUR PRICE: $70.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2002 Annotation: This superb work brings an interdisciplinary approach to what is arguably the central question in the study of human social evolution: how did the simple hunting and foraging bands of the Upper Palaeolithic evolve into the institutionally complex societies of the so-called Neolithic Revolution? The contributors are leading experts from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and game theory, all of whom share a common evolutionary perspective. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 306 |
| LCCN: 2001281194 |
| Series: Proceedings of the British Academy |
| Physical Information: 270 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
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| Publisher Description: This superb work brings an interdisciplinary approach to what is arguably the central question in the study of human social evolution: how did the simple hunting and foraging bands of the Upper Palaeolithic evolve into the institutionally complex societies of the so-called Neolithic Revolution? The contributors are leading experts from the fields of archaeology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and game theory, all of whom share a common evolutionary perspective. |