The Pleistocene Social Contract: Culture and Cooperation in Human Evolution, Hardcover - Kim Sterelny

Reducere. Kim Sterelny here builds on his original account of the evolutionary development and interaction of human culture and cooperation, which he first p...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Kim SterelnyNumber of pages: 288Collection: Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and PsychologyPublica...

Reducere. Communities today face unprecedented racial tension, conflict, and turmoil. Social unrest, political rhetoric, authoritarian rulers, and economic d...

What explains the staggering diversity of cultures in the world? Why are there so many languages, even within small areas? Why do we rejoice in rit...

John Culliney and David Jones uncover intersections between science and philosophy. Connecting evidence from evolutionary science with early insigh...

*A controversial but optimistic book about humanity's increasing co-operation and our technological future

DescriptionSpace has become increasingly crowded since the end of the Cold War, with new countries, companies, and even private citizens operating ...

This book looks at the current state of entrepreneurship development in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, consisting of Bahrain, Kuwait, O...

Covering a range of topics, including fads, public policy, the spread of religion, and herd behavior in markets, this title shows that human cultur...

Reducere. When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric ti...

This essential volume: - challenges conventional assumptions about water and conflict - displaces the state as the sole actor in violent conflict -...

How can co-operation emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists - whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals - when there is no central authori...

Reducere. DescriptionWhere did humans come from? What is our story? Join Annabelle & Aiden as their friend Lucy retraces our first steps in Africa. We fan ac...

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co IncNumber of pages: 584Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 226 x 289 x 30Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Mic...

It's time for a story of human evolution that goes beyond describing "ape-men" and talks about what women and children were doing. In a few decades...

This book examines European history and politics between two very well-known but flawed treaties: The Treaty of Versailles and the Treaty of Maastr...

Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, lik...

Reducere. Alfred Louis Kroeber offers an all-embracing account of human culture, looking at its historical definitions, contemporary definitions, and its rol...

This Element follows the development of humans in constantly changing climates and environments from Homo erectus 1.9 million years ago, to fully m...

Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other mammals in many ways, our behavior sets us apart. This book offer...

Reducere. In Cosmic Consciousness, R. M. Bucke identifies and explores three forms, or degrees, of consciousness: * Simple consciousness, possessed by both a...

The images of human trafficking are all too often reduced to media tales of helpless young women taken by heavily accented, dark-skinned captors--b...

Reducere. Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern science In 1871, Charles Darwin published The Descent of...

Fostering Human Capital in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Reducere. In Becoming Human, noted anthropologist and renaissance man Ian Tattersall explores what makes us uniquely human, the qualities that set us apart f...

The book comprises a series of mini-essays on distinct topics in which technical terms are simplified, considering how humans made the long journey...

Publisher: Centre for Strategic & International Studies, U.S.Number of pages: 136Collection: CSIS ReportsPublication date: 2009Dimensions: 215 x 27...

This book expands a foundational definition of the institution, one which locates them as the basic building blocks of human societies - as structu...

Reducere. Over her twenty-two years of teaching, Kim Alexander's goals have changed. Not only does she focus on covering the curriculum with her young studen...

A fascinating journey through history and culture, examining how makeup affects self-empowerment, how people have used it to define (and defy) thei...

Since 2012, Matt Hopwood has walked more than 1, 500 miles throughout the UK, connecting, sharing and recording the love stories of people he meets...

Reducere. It is with great joy that we present Clive Bonsall this volume, as a token of both our appreciation and friendship, for his contributions to the Ea...

Reducere. Understanding how communication works in society is a crucial part of social psychology; this groundbreaking work by Ruesch and Bateson explains th...

DescriptionRadhika's Story is a moving, first-hand account by a survivor of human trafficking. A chilling portrayal of the illegal and sordid under...

A comprehensive overview of the latest research in hominid evolution, synthesising data and approaches from fields as diverse as physical anthropol...

The zombie is ubiquitous in popular culture: from comic books to video games, to internet applications and homemade films, zombies are all around u...

Reducere. Comprehensive Prep for the Postal Exams, Test 473 and 473-C. This book provides information on postal exams, benefits and hiring procedures: * Expl...

Reducere. Ancient relics--stone tools, bones, footprints, and even DNA--offer many clues about our human ancestors and how they lived. At the same time, our ...

Reducere. Progress Unchained reinterprets the history of the idea of progress using parallels between evolutionary biology and changing views of human histor...

Publisher: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Author(s): Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentIllustrati...

Reducere. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An ABC Australia Best Book on Religion and Ethics of the Year Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of R...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The jigsaw classroom is a cooperative learning technique with a three-decade track record of successfully reducing racial conflict and increasing p...

Reducere. Drawing on his theory of the origins of the modern mind, Merlin Donald's thesis presents the forces, both cultural and neuronal, that power our dis...

Leading South Asia expert Bhumitra Chakma explains the politics of regionalism in South Asia and traces the origins and evolution of the South Asia...

Reducere. This classic book on mystical experience was originally published in 1901. Bucke's personal experience with divine illumination led to his theory t...