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The Anthropology of War
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
The Anthropology of War
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Jonathan Haas
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Series | School of American Research Advanced Seminars |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:260 | Dimensions(mm): Height 231,Width 153 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780521380423
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Classifications | Dewey:303.66 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
4 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
12 July 1990 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The book brings together a group of authors who are addressing the nature and causes of warfare in simpler, tribal societies. The authors represent a range of different opinions about why humans engage in warfare, why wars start, and the role of war in human evolution. Warfare in cultures from several different world areas is considered, ranging over the Amazon, the Caribbean, the Andes, the Southwestern United States, Southeast Asia, Polynesia, and Malaysia. To explain the origins and maintenance of war in tribal societies, different authors appeal to a broad spectrum of demographic, environmental, historical and biological variables. Competing explanatory models of warfare are presented head to head, with overlapping bodies of data offered in support of each.
Reviews'... this stimulating collection of views ... contributes a great deal to our understanding of how and why peoeple insult, attack, wound or kill each other, as well as the economic, political and ideological imperatives that are at work.' New Scientist
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