Bibliograph

The selfish gene, Richard Dawkins

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The selfish gene, Richard Dawkins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-446) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The selfish gene

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1952666572

Responsibility statement

Richard Dawkins

Series statement

Oxford Landmark Science

Summary

The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view giving centre stage to these persistent units of information, and in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication. This imaginative, powerful, and stylistically brilliant work not only brought the insights of Neo-Darwinism to a wide audience, but galvanized the biology community, generating much debate and stimulating whole new areas of research. Forty years later, its insights remain as relevant today as on the day it was published

Table Of 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 sexes -- You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours -- Memes : the new replicators -- Nice guys finish first -- The long reach of the gene

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