Profiles in Cultural Evolution: Papers from a Conference in Honor of Elman R. Service

A. Terry Rambo and Kathleen Gillogly

Presenting diverse viewpoints and topics, this collection includes the following sections:
Part I presents a background on the study of cultural evolution.
Part II deals with the evolution of complex societies in the tropics of South America.
Part III discusses stage sequences and directionality in cultural evolution.
Part IV examines the role of prime movers in cultural evolution.
Part V discusses diversity and change.

OrderĀ fromĀ the University of Michigan Press.

Publisher: Museum of Anthropology

Year of Publication: 1991

Location: Ann Arbor, MI

Pages: 450

Price: $20

Print ISBN: 978-0-915703-23-4

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-949098-87-7

Monograph Series / Number: Anthropological Papers No. 85

Tables: 11 tables

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