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A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution
by Bowles, Samuel and Herbert Gintis
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0691151253
- ISBN 13
- 9780691151250
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2011 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. xii, 262 pp, preface, 1. Cooperative Species; 2. Evolution of Alturism in Humans; 3. Social Preferences; 4. The Sociobiology of Human Cooperation; 5. Cooperative Homo Economicus; 6. Ancestral Human Society; 7. The Coevolution of Institutions and Behaviors; 8. Parochialism, Alturism, and War; 9. The Evolution of Strong Reciprocity; 10. Socialization; 11. Social Emotions; 12. Conclusion: Human Cooperationd and Its Evolution; appendix: 1-12, references, indecies. First Edition, 2011. "In this new experimental and evolutionary science, the authors show that the central issue is not why selfish people act generously, but instead how genetic and cultural evolution has produced a species in which substantial numbers make sacrifices to uphold ethical norms and to help even total strangers." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000554
- Title
- A Cooperative Species: Human Reciprocity and Its Evolution
- Author
- Bowles, Samuel and Herbert Gintis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0691151253
- ISBN 13
- 9780691151250
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, NJ
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- ANTHROPOLOGY BEHAVIOR SCIENCES EVOLUTION HUMAN SPECIES CULTURAL EVOLUTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- SOCIOLOGY;
- Size
- Large 8vo
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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