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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Cronk, Lee

That complex whole: culture and the evolution of human behavior / Lee Cronk.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8133-3704-6 (Hardcover). ISBN 0-8133-3705-4 (pbk.)

1. Sociobiology. 2. Culture. 3. Human behavior. I. Title.

GN365.9.C76 1999

304.5--dc21 99-28032

CIP

The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

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