Beyond war : the human potential for peace / / Douglas P. Fry

• Autore: Fry Douglas P. <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 pages)
• Disciplina: 303.6/6
• Soggetto topico: War; Warfare, Prehistoric; Peace - Social aspects; Ethnology; Conflict management - Social aspects
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2007.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [322]) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Charting a new direction -- Do nonwarring societies actually exist? -- Overlooked and underappreciated : the human potential for peace -- Killer apes, cannibals, and coprolites : projecting mayhem onto the past -- The earliest evidence of war -- War and social organization : from Nomadic bands to modern states -- Seeking justices : the quest for fairness -- Man the warrior : fact or fantasy? -- Insights from the Outback : Geneva Conventions in the Australian bush -- Void if detached ... from reality : Australian "warriors," Yanomamo unokais, and lethal raiding psychology -- Returning to the evidence : life in the band -- Darwin got it right : sex differences in aggression -- A new evolutionary perspective : the Nomadic forager model -- Setting the record straight -- A macroscopic anthropological view -- Enhancing peace.
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Beyond War' shows how anthropology can provide unique insights into the nature of war and the potential for peace. Challenging the traditional view that humans are by nature primarily violent and warlike, Fry argues that humans also possess a strong ability to resolve conflicts without violence.
• Titolo autorizzato: Beyond war
• ISBN: 0-19-771176-6; 0-19-988586-9; 0-19-972505-5; 1-281-16347-3; 0-19-971881-4; 1-4356-1722-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828201903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.