Does culture evolve?

History and Theory

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 52-78

  Fracchia, Joseph ^a   Lewontin, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0013001260     PISSN: 00182656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0018-2656.00104     Document Type: Article

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