
Category: Cultural Evolution
Books that examine the interaction of biology and culture or the biological and cultural roots of the development of human societies.


Book Summary: “Cultural Evolution: How Darwinian Theory Can Explain Human Culture” by Alex Mesoudi

Book Summary: “The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge” by Matt Ridley

Book Summary: “The Origin and Evolution of Cultures” by Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson

Course Summary: “Principles of Human Ecology” by Peter Richerson et al

Book Summary: “Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology” by Nolan and Lenski

Book Summary: “Ecological-Evolutionary Theory” by Gerhard Lenski

Book Summary: “Not by Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution” by Richerson and Boyd
