The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating

Buss, David M.; David M. Buss

ISBN 10: 0465077501 / ISBN 13: 9780465077502

Published by BasicBooks/ A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York, 1994

About this Item

262 pp. Clean, fresh copy and dj with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Seller Inventory # 1iAg0034

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
• Publisher: BasicBooks/ A Division of HarperCollinsPublishers, New York
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465077501
• ISBN 13: 9780465077502
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Archie Ferguson (Jacket Design); Ellen Levine (Designer)
• Edition: 1994 Puffin Book Reissue
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sexual Studies
  • Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research

About this title

Synopsis

How we choose—and lose—our mates has always been a source of fascination. This controversial book is the first to present a unified theory of human mating behavior. The Evolution of Desire is based on the most massive study of human mating ever undertaken, encompassing more than 10,000 peoples of all ages from thirty-seven cultures worldwide. If we all want love, why is there so much conflict in our most cherished relationships? To answer this question, we must look into our evolutionary past, according to David M. Buss. For in attracting, keeping, and even breaking up with our mates, we are closer to our ancestral forebears than many of us think.

About the Author

David M. Buss is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.