The Human Potential for Peace: An Anthropological Challenge to Assumptions about War and Violence

by Douglas P. Fry

Book Overview

In The Human Potential for Peace: An Anthropological Challenge to Assumptions about War and Violence, renowned anthropologist Douglas P. Fry shows how anthropology--with its expansive time frame and comparative orientation--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, Professor Fry argues that along with the capacity for aggression...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195181786
• ISBN13: 9780195181784
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"