| Description |
xviii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-322) and index. |
| Contents |
Charting a new direction -- Do nonwarring societies actually exist? -- Overlooked and underappreciated : the human potential for peace -- Killer apes, cannibals, and coprolites : projecting mayhem onto the past -- The earliest evidence of war -- War and social organization : from Nomadic bands to modern states -- Seeking justices : the quest for fairness -- Man the warrior : fact or fantasy? -- Insights from the Outback : Geneva Conventions in the Australian bush -- Void if detached ... from reality : Australian "warriors," Yanomamö unokais, and lethal raiding psychology -- Returning to the evidence : life in the band -- Darwin got it right : sex differences in aggression -- A new evolutionary perspective : the Nomadic forager model -- Setting the record straight -- A macroscopic anthropological view -- Enhancing peace. |
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War.
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War. |
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Warfare, Prehistoric.
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Warfare, Prehistoric. |
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Peace -- Social aspects.
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Peace -- Social aspects. |
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Peace. |
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Ethnology.
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Ethnology. |
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Conflict management -- Social aspects.
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Conflict management. |
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Social aspects. |
| ISBN |
0195309480 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780195309485 hardcover alkaline paper |
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