The origin and evolution of cultures / Robert Boyd, Peter J. Richerson.

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Main Author: Boyd, Robert, 1948-
Other Authors: Richerson, Peter J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Series:Evolution and cognition.
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