Beyond war
Beyond war: the human potential for peace Douglas P. Fry,
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford, 2007.
ISBN: 0195309480
DDC: 303.66
Edition: (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short?: those
insidious cultural beliefs -- Taken for granted: the human potential
for peace -- War before civilization: projecting mayhem onto the past
-- The earliest evidence of war -- War and social organization --
Seeking justice: the quest for fairness -- Cultural projections: Man
the warrior? -- Insights from the outback: a Geneva Accord in the
Australian bush -- Void if detached (from reality): Australian
warriors, yanomam unokais, and the killer chimp model -- Getting
along: conflict management in the band -- Setting the record straight
-- Darwin got it right: sex differences in aggression -- A new
evolutionary perspective: the nomadic forager model -- A macroscopic
anthropological view -- Enhancing peace -- Appendix 1: Organizations
to contact -- Appendix 2: Nonwarring societies.
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