The First Institutional Spheres in Human Societies: Evolution and Adaptations from Foraging to the Threshold of Modernity

The First Institutional Spheres in Human Societies: Evolution and Adaptations from Foraging to the Threshold of Modernity
ISBN-10
103212413X
ISBN-13
9781032124131
Category
Social institutions
Pages
424
Language
English
Published
2021-10
Authors
Jonathan H. Turner, Seth Abrutyn

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This book expands a foundational definition of the institution, one which locates them as the basic building blocks of human societies - as structural and cultural machines for survival that make it possible to pass precious knowledge from one generation to the next, ensuring the survival of our species.

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