Human beings have been battling one another since time immemorial. But why war and terrorism? Why are men almost always the killers, and why are war and sex so inextricably linked? Why do we kill members of our own species intentionally, when few other animals do so? Sex and War…
"Why do war and terrorism exist? Why do we set out to kill members of our own species intentionally, when few other animals do so? And why are sex and war inextricably linked? Drawing on the latest scientific findings in primatology, genetics, and anthropology ... [the authors] …
As news of war and terror dominates the headlines, scientist Malcolm Potts and veteran journalist Thomas Hayden take a step back to explain it all. In the spirit of Guns, Germs and Steel, Sex and War asks the basic questions: Why is war so fundamental to our species? And what ca…