The origin of politics

human nature and the shaping of political systems

"An analysis of the ways that evolution explains why societies succeed and fail"--

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Title Statement	The origin of politics: human nature and the shaping of political systems / Nicholas Wade.
Author	Wade, Nicholas
Publication	New York: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,[2025]©2025
Edition	First edition.
Extent of Item	241 pages ;
ISBN	9780063379787 (hardcover)
Other Number	pr07832355
Contents	The folly of ignoring human nature --To remake the world --Rise of monogamy, fall of tribalism --Evolution has shaped the human mind --The evolutionary structure of human nature --Institutions, the sinews of society --Politics of the First Societies-- How states develop and get rich --Sexual strategies and differences --Undermining the family --The state and inequality --The genetics of political attitudes --Social glues and the nation state --The nation state and the United States --Restraining warfare --The politics of human nature.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	"An analysis of the ways that evolution explains why societies succeed and fail"--
By Topic	Political science--Anthropological aspects
	Political sociology
	State, The