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Hierarchy in the Forest: The Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior

Christopher Boehm · Harvard University Press · 1999

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Book
Author
Christopher Boehm
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DOI 10.4159/9780674028449
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2026-09-01

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TheoryChristopher Boehm argued that egalitarian foraging bands are sustained by a reverse dominance hierarchy, in which the weak combine forces to dominate the strong and so keep would-be dominators in check.