| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 271 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A passion for equality? -- Reversing dominance hierarchies -- Homo sapiens in perspective -- Hierarchy without the state -- The origins of the state -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"In this book, Benoît Dubreuil explores the creation and destruction of hierarchies in human evolution. Combining the methods of archeology, anthropology, cognitive neuroscience, and primatology, he offers a natural history of hierarchies from the point of view of both cultural and biological evolution. This volume explains why dominance hierarchies typical of primate societies disappeared in the human lineage and why the emergence of large-scale societies during the Neolithic implied increased social differentiation, the creation of status hierarchies, and, eventually, political centralization"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-260) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Human evolution.
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Hierarchies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Physical.
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Hierarchies
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Human evolution
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Evolution.
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Mensch.
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Hierarchie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511932748 |
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051193274X |
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9780511930065 |
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0511930062 |
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9780511780035 |
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0511780036 |
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9780511852596 |
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0511852592 |
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9780511927553 |
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051192755X |
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