Cultural Evolution: Society, Technology, Language, and Religion

by Morten H. Christiansen

Leading scholars report on current research that demonstrates the central role of cultural evolution in explaining human behavior.

Over the past few decades, a growing body of research has emerged from a variety of disciplines to highlight the importance of cultural evolution in understanding human behavior. Wider application of these insights, however, has been hampered by traditional disciplinary boundaries. To remedy this, in this volume...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262019752
• ISBN13: 9780262019750
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher