The red queen : sex and the evolution of human nature / Matt Ridley.

Author
Ridley, Matt [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st Perennial ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Perennial, 2003.
Description
ix, 405 pages ; 21 cm

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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.
          ISBN
          • 0060556579 ((paperback))
          • 9780060556570 ((paperback))
          LCCN
          2003043356
          OCLC
          51647516
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