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: “Evolution of Human Societies” by Johnson and Earle
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
