The Evolution of Human Co-Operation Ritual and Social Complexity in Stateless Societies |
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| Author:
| Stanish, Charles |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-84812-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2017 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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Using insights from game theory, ethnography and archaeology, Stanish investigates how people living in small groups without money, markets or police develop sustainable norms of economic and social cooperation. He provides the theoretical framework and goes on to highlight the evolution of cooperation with ethnographic and archaeological data.
Using insights from game theory, ethnography and archaeology, Stanish investigates how people living in small groups without money, markets or police develop sustainable norms of economic and social cooperation. He provides the theoretical framework and goes on to highlight the evolution of cooperation with ethnographic and archaeological data.