| Evolutionary Ecology and Human Behavior Contributor(s): Smith, Eric Alden (Author) |
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ISBN: 0202011844 ISBN-13: 9780202011844 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1992 Annotation: Evolutionary ecology has grown into an exciting and dynamic area of research in the biological sciences. Only recently, however, has there been noteworthy progress in adapting theory, concepts, and models from this fi eld for analysis of human behavior and evolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Social Science | Anthropology - Physical - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| LCCN: 92-696 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Series: Foundations of Human Behavior |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6" W x 8.96" (1.42 lbs) 486 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: à required reading for anyone interested in the economy, ecology, and demography of human societies. --American Journal of Human Biology This excellent book can serve both as a text1/4book and as a scholarly reference. --American Scientist |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Eric Alden: - Eric Alden Smith is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington. Educated at University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A.) and Cornell University (Ph.D.), he is a specialist in Native American ethnography, ecological and economic anthropology, and evolutionary theory. He and Bruce Winterhalder have edited the seminal Hunter-Gatherer Foraging Strategies, and they are currently completing a volume surveying the application of evolutionary ecology to human behavior. Dr. Smith's next major project involves an analysis of the economic and demographic history of the Inujjuaq region. |
