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Constant battles : the myth of the peaceful, noble savage  Cover Image Book Book

Constant battles : the myth of the peaceful, noble savage

LeBlanc, Steven A. (Author). Register, Katherine E. (Added Author).

Summary: The author argues that warfare has been a part of human existence throughout history, and considers whether humans are doomed by genetic heritage to fight each other.

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  • ISBN: 0312310897 (hc)
  • ISBN: 0312310900 (pbk)
  • Physical Description: print
    xv, 271 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2004.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-264) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Prologue : finding warfare in all the "wrong" places -- 1. Warfare and ecology : myth and reality -- 2. Was there ever an Eden? -- 3. Enter conflict -- 4. Our earliest past -- 5. Warfare among foragers -- 6. Conflict and growth among tribal farmers -- 7. Complex societies -- 8. War or peace for the future?
Subject: Anthropology -- Philosophy
Noble savage
Warfare, Prehistoric
Hunting and gathering societies

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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Lansdowne Library GN 799 W26 L43 2004 (Text) 26040002792808 Main Collection Volume hold Available -

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