The Selfish Gene

Author: Richard Dawkins

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Price : $39.05 AUD
ISBN : 9780199291144
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Imprint : Oxford University Press
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Weight (g) : 0.501
Publication date : February 2006
Dimensions : 196mm X 129mm X 25mm
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Author : Richard Dawkins
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Edition : 3rd Revised edition
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Language : English
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Articulates a gene's eye view of evolution - a view in which organisms can be seen as vehicles for their replication.

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'Thirty years on from its first publication, this classic work in the development of evolutionary thought remains as influential as ever.' Prospect

Introduction to 3rd edn; Preface to 1989 2nd edn; Foreword to 1976 1st edn; Preface to 1976 1st edn; 1. Why are people?; 2. The replicators; 3. Immortal coils; 4. The gene machine; 5. Aggression: stability and the selfish machine; 6. Genesmanship; 7. Family planning; 8. Battle of the generations; 9. Battle of the sexes; 10. You scratch my back, I'll ride on yours; 11. Memes: the new replicators; 12. Nice guys finish first; 13. The long reach of the gene; Endnotes; Reviews from earlier editions; Updated bibliography; Index and key to bibliography

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