by Robert Boyd and Peter J. Richerson
University of Chicago Press, 1985
Paper: 978-0-226-06933-3 | Cloth: 978-0-226-06931-9
Library of Congress Classification GN360.B68 1985
Dewey Decimal Classification 304.5

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ABOUT THIS BOOK
How do biological, psychological, sociological, and cultural factors combine to change societies over the long run? Boyd and Richerson explore how genetic and cultural factors interact, under the influence of evolutionary forces, to produce the diversity we see in human cultures. Using methods developed by population biologists, they propose a theory of cultural evolution that is an original and fair-minded alternative to the sociobiology debate.