{"product_id":"inheritance-the-evolutionary-origins-of-the-modern-world-paperback","title":"Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Whitehouse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"exhilarating\" (\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"ambitious\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e) account of the ancient inheritance that made us who we are--and is now driving us to ruin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy do similar beliefs in ghosts appear across cultures? How might our tendency to imitate one another contribute to the climate catastrophe? And could our deep evolutionary past explain the appeal of strongmen? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1987 Harvey Whitehouse went to live with an indigenous community deep in the Papua New Guinea rainforest. His experiences there convinced him that, far from being wildly different, humans are fundamentally alike: their beliefs and behaviors are rooted in a set of evolutionary biases that can be found in any society, anywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInheritance, \u003c\/i\u003e Whitehouse leads us across twelve millennia and five continents to uncover how these biases--conformism, religiosity, and tribalism--have both shaped and been reshaped by human history. Along the way, he shows that this ancient inheritance holds the key not just to explaining the modern world, but perhaps also to repairing it.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.93 x 5.71 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455785087225,"sku":"9780674304956","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/lwbDpFcQMq9780674304956.webp?v=1780044769","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/inheritance-the-evolutionary-origins-of-the-modern-world-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}