Second Nature: Economic Origins of Human Evolution
Author:   Haim Ofek (State University of New York, Binghamton)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Author:   Haim Ofek (State University of New York, Binghamton)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
ISBN:  

9780511754937


ISBN 10:   0511754930
Publication Date:   06 July 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. Bioeconomics: 2. Exchange in human and nonhuman societies; 3. Classical economics and classical Darwinism; 4. Evolutionary implications of division of labour; 5. The feeding ecology; 6. The origins of nepotistic exchange; 7. Baboon speciation versus human specialization; Part II. Paleoeconomics: 8. Departure from the feed-as-you-go strategy; 9. The origins of market exchange; 10. Domestication of fire in relation to market exchange; 11. The Upper Paleolithic and other creative explosions; 12. Transition to agriculture: the limiting factor; 13. Transition to agriculture: the facilitating factor; References; Index.

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'… the boldness, coherence, and sweep of the book are impressive … an exhilarating and interesting read that raises powerful questions about how humans got here and how we should be studied.' Science


'... the boldness, coherence, and sweep of the book are impressive ... an exhilarating and interesting read that raises powerful questions about how humans got here and how we should be studied.' Science


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Haim Ofek is Professor of Economics at Binghamton University, New York.

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