| Description |
415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"This book covers the psychological aspects of human evolution with a table of contents ranging from prehistoric times to modern days. Dunbar focuses on an aspect of evolution that has typically been overshadowed by the archaeological record: the biological, neurological, and genetic changes that occurred with each "transition" in the evolutionary narrative"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-397) and index. |
| Contents |
What we have to explain -- The bases of primate sociality -- The essential framework -- The first transition: the australopithecines -- The second transition: early Homo -- The third transition: archaic humans -- The fourth transition: modern humans -- How kinship, language and culture came to be -- The fifth transition: the Neolithic and beyond. |
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Evolutionary psychology.
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Human evolution.
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Behavior evolution.
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Social evolution.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
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Evolutionary psychology. (OCoLC)fst00917348
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| ISBN |
9780190616786 (hardback) |
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0190616784 (hardback) |
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