Blanton, Richard E., authorFargher, Lane F., authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2016-11-282016-11-282016http://hdl.handle.net/10217/178262A new approach to investigating human cooperation developed from the vantage point of an 'anthropological imagination.' Drawing the discipline's broad understanding of humans in biological, social, and cultural dimensions, and across a wide range of temporal, spatial, and cultural variation.--Provided by publisher.What does evolutionary psychology tell us about human cooperation? -- The path to cooperation through collective action and institutions -- Anthropology: the missing voice in the conversation about cooperation -- The contingent cooperator as seen from the perspectives of neurobiology and bioevolution -- Cooperation or competition in the marketplace? -- On the need to rethink theories of state formation and how collective action theory will help -- Cooperation in state-building?: An investigation of collective action before and after the rise of modern democracies -- Center and hinterland under conditions of collective action -- Collective action and the shaping of cities and their neighborhoods -- The cultural process of cooperation -- The causes and consequences of collective action -- Final thoughts: insights gained from an expanded collective.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Social actionCooperationCooperativenessTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.