Hierarchy in the Forest

Christopher Boehm

Harvard University Press, 2001

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The political flexibility of our species is formidable: we can be quite egalitarian, we can be quite despotic. This book traces the roots of these contradictory traits in chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, and early human societies. Boehm postulates that egalitarianism is in effect a hierarchy in which the weak combine forces to dominate the strong.

ISBN-13
9780674006911
ISBN-10
0674006917
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2001
Publication date
2001-11-02
Pages
304
Dimensions
227x156x20
Weight
440