| Description |
xviii, 331 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [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," Yanomamo 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
War.
|
|
Warfare, Prehistoric.
|
|
Peace -- Social aspects.
|
|
Ethnology.
|
|
Conflict management -- Social aspects.
|
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
|
| ISBN |
0195309480 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
|
9780195309485 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
|
