The Character of Human Institutions: Robin Fox and the Rise of Biosocial Science

by Michael Egan

This volume celebrates the life and work of Robin Fox and the idea of a biosocial science. From his early studies of kinship, primates, the brain, evolution, the incest taboo, and aggression, to his later work on literature, politics, civilization, law, the Bible, Shakespeare, and the history of ideas, Robin Fox inspired many with an evolutionary vision of humanity that goes beyond narrow disciplinary boundaries and embraces the "universal history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141285377X
• ISBN13: 9781412853774
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"