{"product_id":"human-evolution-beyond-biology-and-culture-evolutionary-social-environmental-and-policy-sciences-paperback-9781108456883","title":"Human Evolution beyond Biology and Culture; Evolutionary Social, Environmental and Policy Sciences (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108456883","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHuman Evolution beyond Biology and Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEvolutionary Social, Environmental and Policy Sciences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA complete account of evolutionary thought in the social, environmental and policy sciences, creating bridges with biology.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108456883, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 October 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e564 pages, 33 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 17.4 x 2.7 cm, 1.14 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Van den Bergh's book is an outstanding, long-missing synthesis of current strands of evolutionary theorizing in the natural, social and cultural sciences. It fascinates the reader by its thought-provoking claim of a unity of the evolutionary approach across disciplinary boundaries and by the practical implications derived for better understanding environmental problems, climate change, economic development, technology evolution and many more present day topics.' Ulrich Witt, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Germany\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBoth natural and cultural selection played an important role in shaping human evolution. Since cultural change can itself be regarded as evolutionary, a process of gene-culture coevolution is operative. The study of human evolution - in past, present and future - is therefore not restricted to biology. An inclusive comprehension of human evolution relies on integrating insights about cultural, economic and technological evolution with relevant elements of evolutionary biology. In addition, proximate causes and effects of cultures need to be added to the picture - issues which are at the forefront of social sciences like anthropology, economics, geography and innovation studies. This book highlights discussions on the many topics to which such generalised evolutionary thought has been applied: the arts, the brain, climate change, cooking, criminality, environmental problems, futurism, gender issues, group processes, humour, industrial dynamics, institutions, languages, medicine, music, psychology, public policy, religion, sex, sociality and sports.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Prevue: 1. Making the improbable probable\u003cbr\u003e 2. The world according to evolution\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Evolutionary Biology: 3. Pre-Darwinism, Darwinism and neo-Darwinism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Advanced ideas in evolutionary biology and genetics\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Bridging Natural and Social Sciences: 5. Evolution of social behaviour in animals and humans\u003cbr\u003e 6. Group selection in biology and the social sciences\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Evolutionary Social Sciences: 7. Evolutionary theories of human culture\u003cbr\u003e 8. Evolutionary economics\u003cbr\u003e 9. Evolution of organisations and institutions\u003cbr\u003e 10. Technological evolution\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Evolutionary Cultural History: 11. Pre-history until the rise of agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 12. Industrialisation and technological history\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Evolutionary Environmental and Policy Sciences: 13. Survival of the greenest\u003cbr\u003e 14. Evolving solutions for climate change\u003cbr\u003e 15. Evolutionary policy and politics\u003cbr\u003e 16. Evolutionary futures.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social impact of environmental issues [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social impact of environmental issues\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20impact%20of%20environmental%20issues%20%5BRNT%5D%22\"\u003eRNT\u003c\/a\u003e], Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978352386328,"sku":"9781108456883","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108456883i_8fbbe298-aeb0-45f6-9c39-e36ebe9d47c1.jpg?v=1696702152","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/human-evolution-beyond-biology-and-culture-evolutionary-social-environmental-and-policy-sciences-paperback-9781108456883","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}