Constant battles : why we fight

Author(s)

• LeBlanc, Steven A.
• Register, Katherine E

Bibliographic Information

Constant battles : why we fight

Steven A. LeBlanc with Katherine E. Register

St. Martin's Griffin, 2004, c2003

• : pbk

Other Title

Constant battles : the myth of the peaceful, noble savage

Note

"First St. Martin's Griffin Edition: August 2004"-- T.p.verso

1st ed. published by St. Martin's Press in 2003 under the title: Constant battles : the myth of the peaceful, noble savage

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-264) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

LeBlanc brilliantly argues that warfare has been a part of human existence throughout history. He uncovers a six-million-year-old equation of population growth, resource stress, and warfare as he surveys the archaeological, ethnographic, and historical records from cultures around the world. This distinguished book explores the implications of his findings by considering if humans are doomed by genetic heritage to fight each other, and arrives at a hopeful conclusion: by understanding why humans fought in the past, modern man, with technology and awareness, can avoid warfare in the future.

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Details

• NCID: BB08177128
• ISBN:
  • 9780312310905
• LCCN: 2004041875
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 271 p
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GN33
  • DC21 : 301/.01
  • DC22 : 303.66
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Warfare, Prehistoric
  • LCSH : Military art and science -- History
  • LCSH : Primitive societies
  • LCSH : Noble savage
  • LCSH : Anthropology -- Philosophy
  • LCSH : Hunting and gathering societies