Research Guides: Anthropology Graduate Student Orientation: Finding Books

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Another option is to browse the STACKS for books. The following call # areas might be of interest for Classical Studies.

CC 1-960	Archaeology	3rd floor
E 51-78	Indians of North America	6th floor
F 1201-3430.1	Latin & South America	6th floor
GF 1-900	Human Ecology. Anthropogeography	5th floor
GN	Anthropology
GN 49-298	Physical Anthropology
GN 301-674	Ethnology. Social and Cultural Anthropology
GN 700-890	Prehistoric Archaeology
GR 1-950	Folklore
GT 1-7070	Manners and Customs

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Human Social Evolution by Kyle Summers; Bernard Crespi
Call Number: Central Library: GN281 .H8495 2013
ISBN: 9780199791750
Publication Date: 2013-07-23
Richard D. Alexander is an accomplished entomologist who turned his attention to solving some of the most perplexing problems associated with the evolution of human social systems. Using impeccable Darwinian logic and elaborating, extending and adding to the classic theoretical contributions of pioneers of behavioral and evolutionary ecology like George Williams, William Hamilton and Robert Trivers, Alexander developed the most detailed and comprehensive vision of human social evolution of his era. His ideas and hypotheses have inspired countless biologists, anthropologists, psychologists and other social scientists to explore the evolution of human social behavior in ever greater detail, and many of his seminal ideas have stood the test of time and come to be pillars of our understanding of human social evolution. This volume presents classic papers or chapters by Dr. Alexander, each focused on an important theme from his work.