Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels

How Human Values Evolve

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<p>"Ian Morris has thrown another curveball for social science. In this disarmingly readable book, which takes us from prehistory to the present, he offers a new theory of human culture, linking it firmly to economic fundamentals and how humans obtained their energy and resources from nature. This is bold, erudite, and provocative."<b>--Daron Acemoglu, coauthor of <i>How Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty</i></b></p><p>"Ian Morris has emerged in recent years as one of the great big thinkers in history, archaeology, and anthropology, writing books that set people talking and thinking. I found delightful things in every chapter of<i>Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels</i>, interesting enough that I found myself sharing them with family over dinner. The breadth of reading and the command of the subject are just dazzling. His major argument--that value systems adapt themselves to ambient energy structures, in the same way that an organism adapts to its niche--is fascinating."<b>--Daniel Lord Smail, author of <i>On Deep History and the Brain</i></b></p><p>"This is an important and stylistically excellent book written from a sophisticated materialist perspective. It is eminently readable, lively, and with clearly stated arguments explored in a systematic fashion. In a sense, it follows up on Jared Diamond's work on agricultural origins, and it parallels Steven Pinker's book on warfare in depicting a world that is culturally evolving in a certain direction. <i>Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels</i> should have a serious impact."<b>--Chris Boehm, author of <i>Moral Origins: The Evolution of Altruism, Virtue, and Shame</i></b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780691160399

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

223 x 148 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

Verlag / Hersteller

Princeton University Press