Dominant Animal : Human Evolution and the Environment

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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Prologue; Ch. 1: Darwin's Legacy and Mendel's Mechanism; Ch. 2: The Entangled Bank; Ch. 3: Our Distant Past; Ch. 4: Of Genes and Culture; Ch. 5: Cultural Evolution: How We Relate to One Another; Ch. 6: Perception, Evolution, and Beliefs; Ch. 7: The Ups and Downs of Populations; Ch. 8: History as Cultural Evolution; Ch. 9: Cycles of Life (and Death); Ch. 10: Ecosystems and Human Domination of Earth; Ch. 11: Consumption and Its Costs; Ch. 12: A New Imperative; Ch. 13: Altering the Global Atmosphere; Ch. 14: Energy: Are We Running Out of It? Ch. 15: Saving Our Natural CapitalCh. 16: Governance: Tackling Unanticipated Consequences; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Authors