Julian Steward Multilinear Evolution. Steward Author 45 out of 5 stars 5 ratings. The Methodology of Multilinear Evolution.
Steward did not believe that cultures followed a single universal sequence of development. Consequently he called his theory multilinear evolution to distin- guish it from nineteenth-century unilineal evolu- tionary theories. Multilinear evolution was conceived of as a process which advanced along several lines diverging from a common source.
Steward Author 45 out of 5 stars 5 ratings.
Turning these old ideas on their head scientists like Julian Steward preferred to look at things very very differently. 3 unilinear and multilinear evolution. 244 pp 5 tables. The several lines of development thus possessed a unity of origin and of mutual relationships.
