Cultural Transmission and Evolution: A Quantitative Approach. (Mpb-16)
(Book #16 in the Monographs in Population Biology Series)
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A number of scholars have found that concepts such as mutation, selection, and random drift, which emerged from the theory of biological evolution, may also explain evolutionary phenomena in other disciplines as well. Drawing on these concepts, Professors Cavalli-Sforza and Feldman classify and systematize the various modes of transmitting "culture" and explore their consequences for cultural evolution. In the process, they develop a mathematical...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691082804
ISBN13:9780691082806
Release Date:May 1981
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:388 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 8.8"
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