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" Out of Eden : "
David P. Barash
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BL
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623428
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Barash, David P.
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Out of Eden : : the surprising consequences of polygamy /\ David P. Barash
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First edition
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230 pages ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0190275502
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: 9780190275501
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Polygamy 101 -- Violence -- Sex -- Parenting -- What about monogamy? -- Adultery -- Genius, homosexuality, and God: three hypotheses -- The hare and the tortoise, redux -- Losing illusions -- Afterword -- Index
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| Abstract
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Esteemed writer and evolutionary biologist David P. Barash tackles this uncomfortable finding: that humans are actually biologically and anthropologically inclined toward polygamy. Drawing on decades of research, Barash presents a remarkable array of scientific evidence from evolutionary biology and cross-cultural studies that guide the reader through the hidden impacts of polygamy on such crucial behavior as violence, parenting, sexual preferences, adultery and efforts at monogamy itself, along with mind-bending speculation about the possible role of our polygamous predisposition when it comes to human genius, homosexuality and even monotheism
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Polygamy-- History
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Human behavior
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| Dewey Classification
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306.84/23
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306.8
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GN480.33.B37 2016
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