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C. R. Hallpike
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The Principles of Social Evolution |
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English |
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Hardcover |
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432 |
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1987-02-19 |
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0198272650 |
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Oxford University Press, USA |
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1.35 pounds |
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5.7 x 8.6 x 1.3 inches |
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Product Description
Dispelling the general assumption that social institutions survive because of their sophisticated adaptive advantages, this ground-breaking work asserts that the commonest customs and institutions may endure because of their very simplicity or as a result of simple human proclivity. Using religious, military, and kinship institutions to illustrate this argument, the author shows that a precise combination of these factors may lead to the emergence of new forms of social evolution.
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http://bookmooch.com/0198272650 |
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