The first classic of 21st-century anthropology. --John Tooby and Leda Cosmides University of California Santa Barbara... Lees meer.

Now in full-color the Second Edition of Human Evolutionary Genetics has been completely revised to cover the rapid advances in the field since publication of the highly regarded First Edition. Written for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students it is the only... Lees meer.

A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history philosophy anthropology genetics sociology economics epidemiology statistics and more Frank Bruni New York Times Blueprint shows how and why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we are united by our c... Lees meer.

Mothers and Others finds the key in the primatologically unique length of human childhood. Renowned anthropologist Sarah Hrdy argues that if human babies were to survive in a world of scarce resources they would need to be cared for not only by their mothers but also... Lees meer.

A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history philosophy anthropology genetics sociology economics epidemiology statistics and more Frank Bruni The New York Times Blueprint shows why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we are united by our comm... Lees meer.

Chordate Origins and Evolution. The Molecular Evolutionary Road to Vertebrates focuses on echinoderms starfish sea urchins and others hemichordates acorn worms etc. cephalochordates lancelets urochordates or tunicates ascidians larvaceans and others and ve... Lees meer.

Heart disease is the number-one killer in the world. Despite ever-advancing medical procedures and more powerful pharmaceutical drugs the rate of heart disease continues to rise. According to Dr. Stephen Hussey this is due in part to misunderstandings about how the h... Lees meer.

A marriage of ethical intuitionism and evolutionary ethics that explains the origin of morality in a previously value-free world. A marriage of ethical intuitionism and evolutionary ethics that explains the origin of morality in a previously value-free world.... Lees meer.

Pathbreaking and controversial Darwin and International Relations offers the first comprehensive analysis of international affairs of state through the lens of evolutionary theory. Pathbreaking and controversial Darwin and International Relations offers the first c... Lees meer.

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This book offers a thorough reanalysis of Charles Darwin s Origin of Species which for many people represents the work that alone gave rise to evolutionism. Of course scholars today know better than that. Yet few resist the temptation of turning to the Origin in orde... Lees meer.

The Ontogeny of Human Bonding Systems takes an interdisciplinary look at the phenomena of human bonding. The authors draw upon behavioral genetics molecular genetics of behavior cognitive and affective neuroscience evolutionary psychology human ethology behavioral... Lees meer.

Language has no counterpart in the animal world. Unique to Homo sapiens it appears inseparable from human nature. But how when and why did it emerge. The contributors to this volume - linguists anthropologists cognitive scientists and others - adopt a modern Darwi... Lees meer.

Why do 70 percent of Americans believe in angels while others are convinced that they were abducted by aliens. What makes people believe in improbable things when all the evidence points to the contrary. And don t almost all of us at some time or another engage in... Lees meer.

Shows a mastery of research and theory in both biology and international relations and weaves the two fields together in a compelling fashion. Dr. Steven A. Peterson Director School of Public Affairs Penn State Pathbreaking and controversial Darwin and Interna... Lees meer.