Why Humans Fight: The Social Dynamics of Close-Range Violence

by Siniša Malešević

Book Overview

Malesevic offers a novel sociological answer to the age-old question: 'Why do humans fight?'. Instead of focusing on the motivations of solitary individuals, he emphasises the centrality of the social and historical contexts that make fighting possible. He argues that fighting is not an individual attribute, but a social phenomenon shaped by one's relationships with other people. Drawing on recent scholarship across a variety of academic disciplines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009162810
• ISBN13: 9781009162814
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"