Why Humans Cooperate: A Cultural and Evolutionary Explanation
| AUTHOR | Henrich, Natalie; Henrich, Joseph; Henrich, Joseph et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press (06/27/2007) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
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Cooperation among humans is one of the keys to our great evolutionary success. Natalie and Joseph Henrich examine this phenomena with a unique fusion of theoretical work on the evolution of cooperation, ethnographic descriptions of social behavior, and a range of other experimental results. Their experimental and ethnographic data come from a small, insular group of middle-class Iraqi Christians called Chaldeans, living in metro Detroit, whom the Henrichs use as an example to show how kinship relations, ethnicity, and culturally transmitted traditions provide the key to explaining the evolution of cooperation over multiple generations.
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ISBN-13:
9780195300680
ISBN-10:
0195300688
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
272
Carton Quantity:
28
Product Dimensions:
6.14 x 0.69 x 9.21 inches
Weight:
1.25 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Science | Life Sciences - Botany
Dewey Decimal:
305.681
Library of Congress Control Number:
2006048326
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Cooperation among humans is one of the keys to our great evolutionary success. Natalie and Joseph Henrich examine this phenomena with a unique fusion of theoretical work on the evolution of cooperation, ethnographic descriptions of social behavior, and a range of other experimental results. Their experimental and ethnographic data come from a small, insular group of middle-class Iraqi Christians called Chaldeans, living in metro Detroit, whom the Henrichs use as an example to show how kinship relations, ethnicity, and culturally transmitted traditions provide the key to explaining the evolution of cooperation over multiple generations.
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