{"product_id":"9780007450503_the-social-animal","title":"The Social Animal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Social Animal is a classic investigation of human beings as social animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Social Animal is a short, wide-ranging, witty and accessible book that sets out the present extent of our knowledge about how human societies and institutions really work, and what motivates the people who live within them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eW. G. Runciman’s superb book is a welcome corrective to the view that there are no societies, only collections of individuals and their families: he shows that wherever they may live in the world, human beings are quintessentially social animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the latest insights from the fields of biology, anthropology, psychology, economic history and sociology, Runciman proposes a new social science, based not upon outmoded marxist ideas, but on the insights of Charles Darwin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Social Animal is a book that can be read for pleasure as well as profit by anyone who has pondered what the social sciences are really about; how far they can assist policy makers create a better world; and what experiences are common to all human beings, regardless of where they might live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is, in short, an instant classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. G. Runciman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284736098453,"sku":"9780007450503","price":5.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007450503.jpg?v=1776992247","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007450503_the-social-animal","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}