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OverviewThis book tells of the selfish gene. A world of savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit. But what of the acts of apparent altruism in nature the bees who commit suicide when they sting to protect the hive, for example? Professor Dawkins holds out the hope that our species has the power to rebel against the designs of the selfish gene. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard DawkinsPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.521kg ISBN: 9780192177735ISBN 10: 0192177737 Pages: 365 Publication Date: 01 October 1989 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsRichard Dawkins communicates complex ideas simply and clearly. Of the original books on popular science I've read from time to time, The Selfish Gene is the one I've most enjoyed - lucid and persuasive, and set forth without requiring one to have any prior knowledge. But more important, it is about something of great interest: how life - our own included - has evolved and is passed on. This process, common to all living things, may be seen as a kind of immortality, the only kind that seems to me to have much meaning. (Kirkus UK) Author InformationAbout the Author: Richard Dawkins is Lecturer in Zoology and Fellow of New College, Oxford. His books include The Extended Phenotype and The Blind Watchmaker Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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