Human evolution and the origins of hierarchies : the state of nature /
Dubreuil, Benoit, 1979-,
Human evolution and the origins of hierarchies : the state of nature / Benoit Dubreuil. - xv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'In this book, Benoit 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.
9780521769488 0521769485 9781107670365 RM153.61
Human evolution.
Hierarchies.
Human evolution and the origins of hierarchies : the state of nature / Benoit Dubreuil. - xv, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'In this book, Benoit 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.
9780521769488 0521769485 9781107670365 RM153.61
Human evolution.
Hierarchies.