{"product_id":"hierarchy-in-the-forest-the-evolution-of-egalitarian-behavior-paperback","title":"Hierarchy in the Forest: The Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Boehm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre humans by nature hierarchical or egalitarian? \u003ci\u003eHierarchy in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e addresses this question by examining the evolutionary origins of social and political behavior. Christopher Boehm, an anthropologist whose fieldwork has focused on the political arrangements of human and nonhuman primate groups, postulates that egalitarianism is in effect a hierarchy in which the weak combine forces to dominate the strong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe political flexibility of our species is formidable: we can be quite egalitarian, we can be quite despotic. \u003ci\u003eHierarchy in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e traces the roots of these contradictory traits in chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, and early human societies. Boehm looks at the loose group structures of hunter-gatherers, then at tribal segmentation, and finally at present-day governments to see how these conflicting tendencies are reflected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHierarchy in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e claims new territory for biological anthropology and evolutionary biology by extending the domain of these sciences into a crucial aspect of human political and social behavior. This book will be a key document in the study of the evolutionary basis of genuine altruism.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47452429910194,"sku":"9780674006911","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/fed4b949e9d2902b59a35b024918ea30.webp?v=1778815576","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hierarchy-in-the-forest-the-evolution-of-egalitarian-behavior-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}