Beyond war :the human potential for peace /Douglas P. Fry.

Book

Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Description

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," Yanomam{uml}o 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. xviii, 331 pages :illustrations ;22 cm

Book Details

Author

Fry, Douglas P.

Place Published

City

Oxford ;New York

Date Published

2007

Publication Subjects

War. Warfare, Prehistoric. Peace--Social aspects. Ethnology. Conflict management--Social aspects.

Call No.

U21.2 .F79 2007

ISBN

0195309480, 9780195309485, 9780195384611, 019538461X, 0195309936, 9780195309935

LCCN

2006023638

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 322) and index. Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier Media type: unmediatednrdamedia