How Humans Cooperate: Confronting the Challenges of Collective Action

Synopsis

A New Approach To Investigating Human Cooperation Developed From The Vantage Point Of An 'anthropological Imagination.' Drawing The Discipline's Broad Understanding Of Humans In Biological, Social, And Cultural Dimensions, And Across A Wide Range Of Temporal, Spatial, And Cultural Variation--provided By Publisher. What Does Evolutionary Psychology Tell Us About Human Cooperation? -- The Path To Cooperation Through Collective Action And Institutions -- Anthropology : The Missing Voice In The Conversation About Cooperation -- The Contingent Cooperator As Seen From The Perspectives Of Neurobiology And Bioevolution -- Cooperation Or Competition In The Marketplace? -- On The Need To Rethink Theories Of State Formation And How Collective Action Theory Will Help -- Cooperation In State-building? An Investigation Of Collective Action Before And After The Rise Of Modern Democracies -- Center And Hinterland Under Conditions Of Collective Action -- Collective Action And The Shaping Of Cities And Their Neighborhoods -- The Cultural Process Of Cooperation -- The Causes And Consequences Of Collective Action -- Final Thoughts : Insights Gained From An Expanded Collective Action Theory. Richard E. Blanton ; With Lane F. Fargher. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.