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Book Title: Cultural Evolution: How Darwinian Theory Can Explain Human C...
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Publication Name: Cultural Evolution : How Darwinian Theory Can Explain Human Culture and Synthesize the Social Sciences
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Sociology / General, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science
Author: Alex Mesoudi
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
