Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit (Revised and Updated)

Title: Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit (Revised and Updated)
Author: Melvin Konner
Psychology: 1700320
ISBN: 9780805072792
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Published: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: Revised
Number of Pages: 560
Section: Psychology | Physiological Psychology
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description:

A vital updating of a seminal work of science
First published to great acclaim twenty years ago, The Tangled Wing has become required reading for anyone interested in the biological roots of human behavior. Since then, revolutions have taken place in genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. All of these innovations have been brought into account in this greatly expanded edition of a book originally called an overwhelming achievement by The Times Literary Supplement.
A masterful synthesis of biology, psychology, anthropology, and philosophy, The Tangled Wing reveals human identity and activity to be an intricately woven fabric of innumerable factors. Melvin Konner's sensitive and straightforward discussion ranges across topics such as the roots of aggression, the basis of attachment and desire, the differences between the sexes, and the foundations of mental illness.