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The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
David Buss
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Description for The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
paperback. David Buss presents a fully revised and updated edition of his classic study of the origin of human mating behavior. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 209 x 39. Weight in Grams: 438.
If we all want love, why is there so much conflict in our most cherished relationships? To answer this question we must look into our evolutionary past, argues prominent psychologist David M. Buss. Based one of the largest studies of human mating ever undertaken, encompassing more than 10,000 people of all ages from thirty-seven cultures worldwide, The Evolution of Desire is the first work to present a unified theory of human mating behaviour. Drawing on a wide range of examples of mating behaviour,from lovebugs to elephant seals, from the Yanomamoe tribe of Venezuela to online dating apps,Buss reveals ... Read more
If we all want love, why is there so much conflict in our most cherished relationships? To answer this question we must look into our evolutionary past, argues prominent psychologist David M. Buss. Based one of the largest studies of human mating ever undertaken, encompassing more than 10,000 people of all ages from thirty-seven cultures worldwide, The Evolution of Desire is the first work to present a unified theory of human mating behaviour. Drawing on a wide range of examples of mating behaviour,from lovebugs to elephant seals, from the Yanomamoe tribe of Venezuela to online dating apps,Buss reveals ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780465097760
SKU
9780465097760
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Ref
99-1
About David Buss
David M. Buss is Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, and the author of nine books, including Why Women Have Sex, The Murderer Next Door, The Dangerous Passion, and the textbook Evolutionary Psychology, now in its fifth edition. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Reviews for The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
Clear, coherent, and convincing.
Philadelphia Inquirer A drop-dead shocker.
Washington Post Book World Filled with insight, surprises, and lucid explanations of the latest ideas and discoveries from the sciences of love and sex.
Steven Pinker
Philadelphia Inquirer A drop-dead shocker.
Washington Post Book World Filled with insight, surprises, and lucid explanations of the latest ideas and discoveries from the sciences of love and sex.
Steven Pinker