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Hierarchy in the Forest: The Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior

Christopher Boehm

Is our wariness of rulers new, or an ancient habit from ancestors who banded together to cut would be bullies down to size?

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Author
Christopher Boehm

Why read it

  • You will see how small groups of people keep one person from taking over
  • You will understand why the instinct to keep leaders in check, which democracy relies on, may be millions of years old
  • You will come to think of human nature as a pull between wanting to dominate and wanting to be free

Who it is for

  • Readers curious why people resist bosses and bullies
  • Anyone in a group where one person tries to dominate
  • Fans of anthropology and primate behavior

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. CHAPTER
  3. The Question of Egalitarian Society
  4. CHAPTER
  5. Hierarchy and Equality
  6. CHAPTER
  7. Putting Down Aggressors
  8. CHAPTER
  9. Equality and Its Causes
  10. CHAPTER
  11. A Wider View of Egalitarianism
  12. CHAPTER
  13. The Hominoid Political Spectrum
  14. CHAPTER
  15. Ancestral Politics
  16. CHAPTER
  17. The Evolution of Egalitarian Society
  18. CHAPTER
  19. Paleolithic Politics and Natural Selection
  20. CHAPTER
  21. Ambivalence and Compromise in Human Nature

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