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Ecological-Evolutionary theory : principles and applications
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Ecological-Evolutionary theory : principles and applications

Author: Gerhard Lenski
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, ©2005.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"For forty years, in a variety of books and articles, Gerhard Lenski has become the most influential proponent of ecological and evolutionary explanations of human societies, their development and transformations, from the Stone Age to the present. In his newest book, Lenski offers a succinct but comprehensive statement of the full body of his theory followed by demonstration of how it can be used to generate new  Read more...
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Lenski, Gerhard Emmanuel, 1924-
Ecological-Evolutionary theory.
Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, c2005
(OCoLC)607621876
Online version:
Lenski, Gerhard Emmanuel, 1924-
Ecological-Evolutionary theory.
Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, c2005
(OCoLC)626786715
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Gerhard Lenski
ISBN: 1594511004 9781594511004 9781594511011 1594511012
OCLC Number: 57730736
Description: xv, 253 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: PART I. PRINCIPLES: Evolutionary theory: an introduction --
Problem and method --
The biological foundations of human societies --
Determinants of the characteristics of individual societies: the independent variables --
Characteristics of sets of societies --
Characteristics of the global system of societies --
Ecological-evolutionary theory and its alternatives: a comparison --
PART II. APPLICATIONS: The origins and early development of ancient Israel --
The rise of the West --
Trajectories of development among societies --
An experiment that failed --
PART III. EPILOGUE: Retrospect and prospect.
Responsibility: Gerhard Lenski.

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"'Lenski develops a highly refined and nuanced model of society dynamics that incorporates his previous thinking into a new approach. This book must be read not only by those interested in evolution, Read more...

 
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