Foragers, farmers, and fossil fuels how human values evolve

Foragers, farmers, and fossil fuels how human values evolve

"Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morris, Ian 1960- (Author), Seaford, Richard (Author), Spence, Jonathan D. (Author), Korsgaard, Christine M. (Author), Atwood, Margaret 1939- (Author)
Other Authors: Macedo, Stephen 1957- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press [2015]
Series:The University Center for Human Values series
Subjects:
Social values > History.
Social evolution > History.
Social change > History.
Power resources > Social aspects > History.
Hunting and gathering societies > History.
Agriculture > Social aspects > History.
Fossil fuels > Social aspects > History.
Civilization > History.
Civilization > Forecasting.