Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. TABLES AND FIGURES xi
5. 1. HUMANS ARE ANIMALS 1
6. 2. THE ORIGINS OF HUMAN SOCIAL STRUCTURE 6
7. 3. THE ORIGINS OF HUMAN CULTURE 33
8. 4. THE FIRST HUMAN SOCIETY: Hunters and Gatherers 69
9. 5. THE CAGE OF KINSHIP: Horticultural Societies 91
10. 6. THE CAGE OF POWER: Agrarian Societies 113
11. 7. BREAKING OUT OF THE SOCIAL CAGE: Industrial Societies 139
12. 8. THE OVERLY SOCIAL CONCEPTION OF HUMANS AND SOCIETY 163
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 173
14. INDEX 207