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AuthorBarber, Nigel, 1955-TitleKindness in a cruel world : the evolution of altruism / Nigel Barber.PublishedAmherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004.FormatBook
Description415 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

LinkTable of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0418/2004011156.html
NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. 381-405) and index.
ContentsAltruism : birds do it, bees do it, people do it -- Evolution and ethics -- Sterile castes of priests and nuns -- Why do people grow up to be altruists? -- Altruism among thieves -- Kindness and health -- Kindness among strangers -- Conformity as altruism -- When altruism fails -- Tapping human altruism -- Saving the world -- Where have all the villains gone?.
ISBN1591022282 (hardcover : alk. paper)SubjectAltruism.
Altruistic behavior in animals.
Evolution (Biology)
Genetic psychology.

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