Shiping Tang

On Social Evolution

Phenomenon and Paradigm

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Tang provides a coherent and systematic exploration of social evolution as a phenomenon and as a paradigm. He critically builds on existing discussions on social evolution, while drawing from a wide range of disciplines.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 412g
• ISBN-13: 9780367436278
• ISBN-10: 0367436272
• Artikelnr.: 58804265

Autorenporträt

Shiping Tang is Fudan Distinguished Professor and Dr. Seaker Chan Chair Professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, China. He also holds a "Chang-Jiang/Cheung Kong Scholar" Distinguished Professorship from the Chinese Ministry of Education. His earlier book, The Social Evolution of International Politics (2013), received the International Studies Association's "Annual Best Book Award" in 2015.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Biological Evolution: From
Basics to Extended Synthesis Chapter 3. Social Evolution as a Phenomenon
Chapter 4. The Social Evolution Paradigm Chapter 5. A Critique of Existing
Evolutionary Social Sciences Chapter 6. What Social Evolution Paradigm can
Do Chapter 7. In Lieu of Conclusion: The Power of SEP Appendix A. What
Haven't Social Sciences been more evolutionary? Appendix B. Geno-social
sciences as Sociobiology Redux References Index