new book- anyone seen it?

From: Vincent Campbell (v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk)
Date: Tue Feb 27 2001 - 13:51:10 GMT

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From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk>
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Subject: new book- anyone seen it?
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    Hiya everyone,

    Whilst browsing Amazon I cam across this new book and was wondering if
    anyone had seen it (I managed to stop myself ordering it since I need to be
    concentrating on my job at the moment, but I suspect I won't be able to hold
    out for very long)-

    Lee Alan Dugatkin (2001) 'The Imitation Factor: Evolution Beyond The Gene',
    Free Press

    From the blurb and one online review (which gave it 5/5) it sounds more at
    the animal than human end of the debate, but quite clearly argues that
    imitation is the key factor in cultural transmission and behaviours. No
    sign of memes in the blurb though.

    If anyone has seen/sees this, please let us know what it's like.

    Vincent

    [p.s. in an effort to limit my posts, can I just add that I liked the
    article forwarded by Wade about dance- I was wondering about dance only the
    other day, seems highly ripe as memetic to me]

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