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The selfish gene

Author: Richard Dawkins
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1976.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This book tells of the selfish gene. A world of savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit. But what of the acts of apparent altruism in nature the bees who commit suicide when they sting  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Popular Work
Dust jackets (Binding)
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Richard Dawkins
ISBN: 019857519X 9780198575191
OCLC Number: 2681149
Description: xi, 224 pages ; 23 cm
Contents: Why are people --
The replicators --
Immortal coils --
The gene machine --
Aggression: stability and the selfish machine --
Genesmanship --
Family planning --
Battle of the generations --
Battle of the generations --
Battle of the sexes --
You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours --
Memes: the new replicators.
Responsibility: Richard Dawkins.

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