Ultrasocial. The Evolution of Human Nature and the Quest for a Sustainable Future, Hardback/***

This book describes how environmental destruction and extreme inequality are the result of the human economy becoming ultrasocial: a society dedicated to the production of surplus whose requirements take precedence over the needs of individuals. This is an accessible exploration of what this means for the future of humanity. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): John M. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York) Gowdy Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 282 Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 188 x 235 x 29 Cover type: Hardback