The Better Angels of our Nature : : why Violence has Declined
Book - 2011 303.609 Pi, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Social Science / Psychology / Pinker, Steven 4 On Shelf No requests on this item
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A controversial history of violence argues that today's world is the most peaceful time in human existence, drawing on psychological insights into intrinsic values that are causing people to condemn violence as an acceptable measure.
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Not persuaded submitted by emaelshaikh on August 18, 2022, 4:52pm It's a nice argument, elegant, but not fully compelling
PUBLISHED
New York : Viking, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: xxviii, 802 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780670022953
0670022950
9780143122012
SUBJECTS
Violence -- Psychological aspects.
Violence -- Social aspects.
Nonviolence -- Psychological aspects.