Dustwrapper, pp.xiv, 490. Illustrated. A discussion of the seemingly contradictory cases for evolutionary supremacy of the benefactor worker ant against the flamboyant but communally unhelpful peacock. Wrapper a little creased to edges in places. Light foxing to text block edges not affecting text pages. Near fine in similar dustwrapper.

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T�tulo: The Ant and the Peacock. Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today.
Editor: Cambridge University Press, New York
Fecha de publicaci�n: 1992
Idioma: Ingl�s
ISBN 10: 052132937X
ISBN 13: 9780521329378
Encuadernaci�n: Hardcover
Edici�n: 1st Edition
Estado: Near Fine
Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine

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An enthralling account of the arguments about altruism and sexual selection raging since Darwin's day.

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'Part detective story and part philosophical enquiry, The Ant and the Peacock offers a paradox in every paragraph.' J. G. Ballard, Weekend Telegraph

'Nobody with an interest in how the human mind has come to work the way it does can fail to be gripped by it.' The Economist

'In her racy and provocative way, Dr Cronin tells a story that sums up the essence of neo-Darwinism ... Part detective story and part philosophical enquiry, The Ant and the Peacock offers a paradox in every paragraph ...' Weekend Telegraph

'The finest study of the evolution of Darwinian thought that we have to date ... Cronin's special understanding of the sexual force in evolution's drive adds a most important dynamic to this work.' The New England Review of Books

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