1983, ISBN: 9780813527314

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London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1969. CE5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light soiling on the outside paper ed… Mehr…

London, East Sussex, United Kingdom: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1969. CE5 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light soiling on the outside paper edges plus there is the original owner's name in black ink on the front free endpaper. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with light yellowing overall plus there is some veyr, veyr light edge wear with some surface chipping alont the top and bottom edges plus there is a closed tear (about 0.25") on the front top edge, another (about 0.75") on the back top edge, and a third (about 0.5") on the front bottom edge plus there is some very lght overall rubbing plus there is a heavy crease on the front endflap. A book describes and discusses the evolution of the European peasantry since World War II, the economic and social consequences of their incorporation within the dynamic post-war industrial economies, the regional aspects of their evolution and the role of the state in helping to solve their problems. References, glossary, index, 256p.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1969, 2.75, Amherst, MA, U.S.A.: University of Massachusetts Press, 1983. CE5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in light blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall wear plus some very, very light bumping of the top left corner plus the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, front, and back endpapers and title page plus the dust jacket endflaps have been taped down to the boards. The dust jacket shows no visible signs of wear but it is sunned on the spine and on part of the back near the top plus it is in the original library mylar sleeve with the usual library label on the spine plus the endflaps have been taped down to the boards. A book that explains the analogy between organic and cultural evolution. It applies what is known of organic evolution to the cultural scene and looks for similarities as well as dissimilarities in the examination of vertebrate evolution. The author focuses on the idea that each major step in evolution has resulted in an expanded horizon paralleled by increasingly sophisticated sensory and neural apparatus. By the author of "Cytology and Cytogenetics," "The Cell," and "The Natural History of Man." Bibliography, indexed, 162p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library., University of Massachusetts Press, 1983, 2.5, Rutgers University Press. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Rutgers University Press, 2.5<

1999, ISBN: 9780813527314

Trade paperback, Very Good., Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Explains the origins, evolution and character of human culture, from language, art, music and ritual to the use of… Mehr…

Trade paperback, Very Good., Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 272 p. Explains the origins, evolution and character of human culture, from language, art, music and ritual to the use of technology and the beginnings of social, political and economic behaviour. This book is concerned not only with where and when human culture evolved, but also asks how and why., New Brunswick, NJ, [PU: Rutgers University Press]<