The causes and scope of political egalitarianism during the Last Glacial: A multi-disciplinary perspective

Biology and Philosophy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 319-346

  Shultziner, Doron ^a   Stevens, Thomas ^b,c   Stevens, Martin ^d   Stewart, Brian A ^d   Hannagan, Rebecca J ^e   Saltini Semerari, Giulia ^f  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Last glacial; Nomadic foragers; Political egalitarianism; Social organization

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LAST GLACIAL; NOMADIC PEOPLE; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77953025944     PISSN: 01693867     EISSN: 15728404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10539-010-9196-4     Document Type: Article

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