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Book Title: Hierarchy In The Forest: The Evolution Of Egalitarian Behavi...
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Author: Christopher Böhm Stirling-Technik
Publication Name: Hierarchy in the Forest : the Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2001
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages