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Book Title: Meeting At Grand Central: Understanding The Social And Evolu...
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Meeting at Grand Central : Understanding the Social and Evolutionary Roots of Cooperation
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Sociology / General, Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology / General, Social Psychology
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Psychology, Science, Social Science
Author: Lee Cronk, Beth L. Leech
Item Length: 9.4 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
