Innovation in cultural systems : contributions from evolutionary anthropology /

Here, leading scholars offer a range of perspectives on the roles played by innovation in the evolution of human culture. The contributors consider innovation in biological terms discussing epistemology, animal studies, systematics and phylogeny, phenotypic plasticity and evolvability, and much more...

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Other Authors: O'Brien, Michael J. (Michael John), 1950-, Shennan, Stephen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010.
Series:Vienna series in theoretical biology
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Here, leading scholars offer a range of perspectives on the roles played by innovation in the evolution of human culture. The contributors consider innovation in biological terms discussing epistemology, animal studies, systematics and phylogeny, phenotypic plasticity and evolvability, and much more.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 284 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:9780262259101
0262259109
9780262013338
0262013339
1282694693
9781282694699
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262013338.001.0001