| The Chosen Primate: Human Nature and Cultural Diversity Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kuper, Adam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674128265 ISBN-13: 9780674128262 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $48.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1996 Annotation: Is there a Darwinian explanation for the evolution of human nature? The great debates about human origins, cultural history, and human nature confront us with two opposing, often irreconcilable images of human beings: biology vs. culture. Now Kuper reframes these debates and reconsiders fundamental questions of anthropology. 21 halftones. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 301 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.14" W x 9.22" (0.92 lbs) 286 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The great debates about human origins, cultural history, and human nature confront us with two opposing images of human beings. One view emphasizes biology, the other emphasizes culture as the foundation of human behavior. In The Chosen Primate, Adam Kuper reframes these debates and reconsiders the fundamental questions of anthropology. Balancing biological and cultural perspectives, Kuper reviews our beliefs about human origins, the history of human culture, genes and intelligence, the nature of the gender differences, and the foundations of human politics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kuper, Adam: - Adam Kuper is Centennial Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Fellow of the British Academy. |