| Human Nature in Rural Tuscany: An Early Modern History 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Hanlon, G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 140397764X ISBN-13: 9781403977649 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: Melding evolutionary theory and both animal and human ethology together with close, descriptive historical research on a typical Tuscan village in the seventeenth century, Hanlon explains the good reasons individuals had for behaving in ways that now seem strange to us. This fascinating study springs from the conviction that the building blocks of human life are universal: hierarchy and political participation; co-operation and competition, reproduction, invention, and adaptation. The author argues, however, that individual emotions, thought processes, and social predicaments are always set in specific times and places. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Italy - History | Social History - History | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 306.090 |
| Series: Italian and Italian American Studies (Palgrave Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.84" W x 8.53" (0.85 lbs) 218 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - Italy |
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| Publisher Description: Melding evolutionary theory and both animal and human ethology together with close, descriptive historical research on a typical Tuscan village in the Seventeenth century, Hanlon explains the good reasons individuals had for behaving in ways that now seem strange to us. |