On violence in history

On violence in history

by Dwyer, Philip Micale, Mark S.

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"Is global violence on the decline? Steven Pinker's highly-publicized argument that human violence across the world has been dramatically abating continues to influence discourse among academics and the general public alike. In this provocative volume, a cast of eminent historians interrogate Pinker's thesis by exposing the realities of violence throughout human history. In doing so, they reveal the history of human violence to be richer, more thought-provoking, and considerably more complicate…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :On violence in history / edited by Philip Dwyer, Mark S. Micale.

Summary

"Is global violence on the decline? Steven Pinker's highly-publicized argument that human violence across the world has been dramatically abating continues to influence discourse among academics and the general public alike. In this provocative volume, a cast of eminent historians interrogate Pinker's thesis by exposing the realities of violence throughout human history. In doing so, they reveal the history of human violence to be richer, more thought-provoking, and considerably more complicated than Pinker claims"--4ème de couverture.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2020.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Berghahn Books
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2020.

Notes

Contenu d'abord publié en tant que numéro spécial de la revue Historical reflections/Réflexions historiques, volume 44, numéro 1 -- Verso de la page de titre.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 vol. (X-147 p.) : : ill. ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781789204643 (rel), 178920464X (rel), 9781789204650 (br), 1789204658 (br)
  • oclc:on1286265811
  • LC Classification:HM1116
  • Dewey Decimal:303.609

Subjects

History Violence Violence -- Histoire Violence -- history

Writers

Dwyer, Philip Micale, Mark S.

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