War, Peace, and Human Nature
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Douglas Fry's 'War, Peace, and Human Nature' compiles anthropological and interdisciplinary essays reassessing the prevalence and nature of warfare across human societies.
The work addresses debates about whether warfare is innate, culturally constructed, or contingent on social organization, bringing evidence from forager bands to complex societies.
Contributors examine mechanisms of conflict, reconciliation, and peace-making, challenging simplistic narratives about human violent nature.
The collection situates modern warfare within broader ecological, social, and political contexts, illuminating how culture mediates conflict tendencies.
It is a resource for scholars interested in evolutionary anthropology, peace studies, and the social origins of violence.
The work addresses debates about whether warfare is innate, culturally constructed, or contingent on social organization, bringing evidence from forager bands to complex societies.
Contributors examine mechanisms of conflict, reconciliation, and peace-making, challenging simplistic narratives about human violent nature.
The collection situates modern warfare within broader ecological, social, and political contexts, illuminating how culture mediates conflict tendencies.
It is a resource for scholars interested in evolutionary anthropology, peace studies, and the social origins of violence.
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John Protevi, “Life, War, Earth: Deleuze and the Sciences” (University of Minnesota Press, 2013)
