Zoon politikon: The evolutionary origins of human political systems

Current Anthropology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 327-353

  Gintis, Herbert ^a   van Schaik, Carel ^b   Boehm, Christopher ^c  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84933050950     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/681217     Document Type: Article

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