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The Better Angels of Our Nature

A History of Violence and Humanity

The Better Angels of Our Nature( )
Author: Pinker, Steven
ISBN:978-0-14-103464-5
Publication Date:Jan 2013
Publisher:Penguin Books, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $24.99
Book Description:

Contrary to popular belief, humankind has become progressively less violent, over millenia and decades. Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. Extraordinarily, however, Steven Pinker shows violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare - really has declined from prehistory to today. We are much less likely to die at someone else's hands than ever...
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Book Details
Pages:1056
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Violence In Society
Political Science / Political Ideologies / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13 x 19.8 x 4.6 cm
Book Weight:0.708 Kilograms
Author Biography
Pinker, Steven (Author)
Steven Pinker is an authority on language and the mind. He is Peter de Florez professor of psychology in the department of brain and cognitive sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.




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