Evolution and Social Life

by Tim Ingold

Book Overview

Evolution is among the most central and most contested of ideas in the history of anthropology. This book charts the fortunes of the idea from the mid-nineteenth century to recent times. By comparing biological, historical, and anthropological approaches to the study of human culture and social life, it lays the foundation for their effective synthesis. Far ahead of its time when first published, the book anticipates debates at the forefront of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138675849
• ISBN13: 9781138675841
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"