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Race, Monogamy, and Other Lies They Told You, Second Edition: Busting Myths about Human Nature

byAgustín Fuentes

Anthropologist Agustín Fuentes dismantles popular claims that race, aggression, monogamy, rigid gender roles, and competition are biologically fixed features of human nature. Drawing on genetics, primatology, archaeology, and evolutionary theory, he explains how culture and biology continually interact rather than forming opposing forces. The updated edition addresses new research and recurring misuses of science in political debate. Fuentes does not deny human biological constraints; he shows that evolution produced flexibility, cooperation, and diversity. The book gives readers tools to distinguish evidence from comforting stories disguised as natural law.

Publisher

University of California Press

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

349

ISBN

9780520379602