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The red queen : sex and the evolution of human nature / Matt Ridley.
Author
Ridley, Matt
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Format
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Language
English
Εdition
1st Perennial ed.
Published/Created
New York : Perennial, 2003.
Description
ix, 405 pages ; 21 cm
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Human evolution
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Social evolution
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Sex
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Sex differences
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Summary note
"Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators."--Back cover.
Notes
Originally published: London : Viking, 1993.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-393) and index.
Contents
Human nature
The enigma
The power of parasites
Genetic mutiny and gender
The peacock's tale
Polygamy and the nature of men
Monogamy and the nature of women
Sexing the mind
The uses of beauty
The intellectual chess game
Epilogue: the self-domesticated ape.
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ISBN
0060556579 ((paperback))
9780060556570 ((paperback))
LCCN
2003043356
OCLC
51647516
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