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005			20240726105114.0
008			181020s2018 ctu ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aEBLCP _beng _erda _cEBLCP _dNT
020			_a9780300240399 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aGN406 _b.W447 2018
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aHodder, Ian, _e1
245	1	0	_aWhere are we heading? _bthe evolution of humans and things / _cIan Hodder.
260			_aNew Haven (Conn.) ; _bYale University Press ; _c(c)2018.
260			_aWest Conshohocken, PA : _bTempleton Press, _c(c)2018.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aFoundational questions in science
504			_a2
520	0		_aA theory of human evolution and history based on ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and things In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natural selection. Instead, he proposes a theory of human evolution and history based on "entanglement," the ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and things. Not only do humans become dependent on things, Hodder asserts, but things become dependent on humans, requiring an endless succession of new innovations. It is this mutual dependency that creates the dominant trend in both cultural and genetic evolution. He selects a small number of cases, ranging in significance from the invention of the wheel down to Christmas tree lights, to show how entanglement has created webs of human-thing dependency that encircle the world and limit our responses to global crises.
505	0	0	_aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The Question; 2. The Idea of Progress; 3. Does Biological Evolution Provide an Answer?; 4. Humans and Things; 5. Webs of Dependency; 6. The Generation of Change; 7. Path Dependence and Two Forms of Directionality; 8. Why the Question Matters; Notes; Bibliography; Index
500			_aDescription based upon print version of record.
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650		0	_aMaterial culture.
650		0	_aSocial evolution.
650		0	_aHuman evolution.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1923639&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell