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The Evolution of Culture

The Evolution of Culture

An Interdisciplinary View

by Robin Dunbar and Chris Knight
Paperback
Publication Date: 29/04/1999

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This book explores the ways in which contemporary evolutionary thinking might inform the study of the peculiarly human phenomenon of symbolic culture, including language, ritual, religion, religion and art. It draws together contributions from biologists, linguists, anthropologists and archaeologists in order to establish common ground where collaboration and interaction will be especially productive and challenging in the study of those fundamental aspects of our biology that makes us human. * Multidisciplinary * An evolutionary approach to culture
ISBN:
9780748610761
9780748610761
Category:
Cultural studies
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
29-04-1999
Language:
English
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
256
Dimensions (mm):
234x156x24mm
Weight:
0.45kg
Robin Dunbar

Robin Dunbar is an evolutionary psychologist and former director of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology in the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University. His acclaimed books include How Many Friends Does One Person Need? and Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language, described by Malcolm Gladwell as "a marvellous work of popular science."

Chris Knight

Chris Knight is a New York-based portrait photographer and educator. He combines his unconditional love of art history with his conditional love of technology, all with a flare for the cinematic and an uncompromising eye for detail.

His work has appeared in Vogue, People, MSNBC, ABC, Ocean Drive, GQ, and other outlets. Chris is also an instructor at Pratt Institute and the New York Film Academy.

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