The Evolution Of Cultural Diversity: A Phylogenetic Approach

The Evolution Of Cultural Diversity: A Phylogenetic Approach
by Ruth Mace / / / DjVu


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This volume tackles questions of cultural evolution empirically and quantitatively, using a range of case studies from Africa, the Pacific, Europe, Asia and America. Powerful theoretical tools developed in evolutionary biology are used to test detailed hypotheses about historical patterns and adaptive functions in cultural evolution.

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