Wired for culture origins of the human social mind

A fascinating, far-reaching study of how our species' innate capacity for culture altered the course of our social and evolutionary history.

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Main Author: Pagel, Mark D.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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300 |a xi, 416 p. ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-392) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction : the gamble -- pt. 1. Mind control, protection, and prosperity. The occupation of the world ; Ultra-sociality and the cultural survival vehicle ; The domestication of our talents ; Religion and other cultural "enhancers" -- pt. 2. Cooperation and our cultural nature. Reciprocity and the shadow of the future ; Green beards and the reputation marketplace ; Hostile forces -- pt. 3. The theatre of the mind. Human language - the voice of our genes ; Deception, consciousness, and truth -- pt. 4. The many and the few. Termite mounds and the exploitation of our social instincts. 
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650 0 |a Human evolution. 
650 0 |a Social evolution. 
650 0 |a Evolution (Biology) 
650 0 |a Evolutionary genetics. 
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