The Meme Machine
by Susan J. Blackmore
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0198503652
- ISBN 13
- 9780198503651
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1999. Hard Cover. 8vo 15.7 x 3 x 23.6 cm 0198503652 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. 288 pages clean and tight. First coined by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene (1976), memes are ideas, behaviours, or skills that are transferred from one person to another by imitation. With a foreword by Dawkins, this should become the definitive inaugural book on the burgeoning science of memetics. Starting with a clear definition of the meme it applies the principles of general evolutionary theory to understanding memetic selection. This book is intended for general public, academic psychologists, biologists, anthropologists. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144069
- Title
- The Meme Machine
- Author
- Susan J. Blackmore
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0198503652
- ISBN 13
- 9780198503651
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1999
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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