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The evolution of cultural diversity : a phylogenetic approach

This volume tackles questions of cultural evolution empirically and quantitatively, using a range of case studies from Africa, the Pacific, Europe, Asia and America. Powerful theoretical tools developed in evolutionary biology are used to test detailed hypotheses about historical patterns and adaptive functions in cultural evolution.

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  • "This volume tackles questions of cultural evolution empirically and quantitatively, using a range of case studies from Africa, the Pacific, Europe, Asia and America. Powerful theoretical tools developed in evolutionary biology are used to test detailed hypotheses about historical patterns and adaptive functions in cultural evolution."@en
  • "Virtually all aspects of human behavior show enormous variation both within and between cultural groups, including material culture, social organization and language. Thousands of distinct cultural groups exist: about 6,000 languages are spoken today, and it is thought that a far greater number of languages existed in the past but became extinct. Using a Darwinian approach, this book seeks to explain this rich cultural variation. There are a number of theoretical reasons to believe that cultural diversification might be tree-like, that is phylogenetic: material and non-material culture is clea."

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  • "Conference papers and proceedings"@en
  • "Conference papers and proceedings"
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  • "Congresverslag"
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  • "The evolution of cultural diversity"
  • "The evolution of cultural diversity : a phylogenetic approach"@en
  • "The evolution of cultural diversity : a phylogenetic approach"
  • "The Evolution of Cultural Diversity A PHYLOGENETIC APPROACH"
  • "The evolution of cultural diversity a phylogenetic approach"
  • "The evolution of cultural diversity a phylogenetic approach"@en

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