Inheritance : the evolutionary origins of the modern world
Whitehouse, Harvey2024
Book
The ancient inheritance that made us who we are. The ancient inheritance that is now driving us to ruin. Every human being is endowed with an inheritance: a set of ancient biases - forged by natural selection and transformed by cultural evolution - that shape every facet of our behaviour. For countless generations, this inheritance has been taking us to ever greater heights: driving the rise of more sophisticated technologies, more organised religions, more expansive empires. But now, for the first time, it is failing us. Suddenly, we find ourselves on a path to destruction. Here, a leading anthropologist offers a sweeping account of how our inheritance has shaped humanity's past and future.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eccles Library | Adult Non Fiction | 155.7 WHIHardback | Available |
Main title:
Inheritance : the evolutionary origins of the modern world / Harvey Whitehouse.
Author:
Whitehouse, Harvey, author
Imprint:
London : Hutchinson Heinemann, 2024.
Collation:
464 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781529152227 (hbk)
Dewey class:
155.7
Language:
English
BRN:
3788614