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A different kind of animal : how culture transformed our species / Robert Boyd

by Robert Boyd

This study argues that human success is driven by culture and social learning rather than individual intelligence, exploring how cumulative cultural adaptation and large-scale cooperation have enabled the species to survive and thrive in diverse environments.

Accession 16836 ISBN 9780691177731 Publisher Princeton University Press
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