{"product_id":"mixed-messages-9780226240862","title":"Mixed Messages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining a wide array of cultures, the author offers an original consideration of our dual inheritance, going deep inside an ethnographic record to outline a relationship between our genetic codes and symbolic systems. He reveals how the inherent tensions between these two modes of transmission generate many of the features of human society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Paul uses dual inheritance theory as a tool for ethnographic interpretation in a highly original way. Using a rich array of ethnographic evidence, he very effectively demonstrates that culture is a brawny phenomenon that is key to understanding why humans are so different from even our closest primate relatives.\" (Peter J. Richerson, University of California, Davis)","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49399969644887,"sku":"9780226240862","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226240862.jpg?v=1730469306","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mixed-messages-9780226240862","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}