Cultural Evolution

Cultural Evolution
ISBN-10
0521189713
ISBN-13
9780521189712
Series
Cultural Evolution
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Kate Distin

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Expounds a theory of cultural evolution and shows how it can help us to understand the development of human culture.

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