Sociobiology: The Abridged Edition / Социобиология

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Год: 1980
Автор: Edward O. Wilson / Эдвард О. Уилсон
Жанр: Учебник
Издательство: The Belknap Press
ISBN: 0-674-81623-4
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Качество: Отсканированные страницы + слой распознанного текста
Интерактивное оглавление: Нет
Количество страниц: 377
Описание: "An evolutionary event," wrote lolm Pfeiffer in the New York Times
Book Review when Sociobiology was published in 1975, "announdngfor
all who can hear that we are on the verge of breakthroughs in the
effort to understand OUf place in the scheme of things." Praised by
many and damned by some, Sociobiology provided the framework for
a new science-the study of the biological basis for social behavior
in every species, from the lowliest amoeba colony to modem human
society .
In this new, abridged edition, Edward O. Wilson trims his monumental
work to its essential argument and most compelling examples.
He retains the full basic structure of the original oook, while
eliminating the technical discussions and data summaries. Because of
the unusual amount of interest and commentary it has generated, the
final chapter on human social behavior remains virtually intact.
New students and general readers can discover for themselves what
sociobiology is all about and why there is so much fillor surrounding it.
Edward O. Wilson is Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science and
Curator in Entomology, Harvard University. His many contributions
to our understanding of the biological world include several
books published by Harvard: The Diversity of Life, On Human Nature,
which won the Pulitzer Prize, The Insect Societies, and Biophilia. His
many scientific awards include the National Medal of Science and
the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
На русском:
Известное и инновационное пособие по социальной биологии.