The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
- ISBN-10
- 0143122010
- ISBN-13
- 9780143122012
- Series
- The Better Angels of Our Nature
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 802
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Steven Pinker
Description
Presents a controversial history of violence which argues that today's world is the most peaceful time in human existence, drawing on psychological insights into intrinsic values that are causing people to condemn violence as an acceptable measure.
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- 2010-03-11
- 229 pages
- Paperback
- University of Alabama Press
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