The Anthropology of War and Peace: Perspectives on the Nuclear Age

by David Pitt and Paul R. Turner

Drawing parallels between tribal behavior and international relations to demonstrate that societies are not inherently aggressive but are led into conflict when pride or in-group pressures push people to fight, this profound look at the chilling reality of cold war and its arsenal of nuclear destruction offers valuable new insights into how prejudices and stereotypes contribute to what may seem like an inexorable drift to war. Yet the authors conclude...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897891422
• ISBN13: 9780897891424
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"