The Cambridge World History of Violence
- ISBN-10
- 1107151562
- ISBN-13
- 9781107151567
- Series
- The Cambridge World History of Violence
- Category
- History
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-03-31
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Jay Winter, Louise Edwards, Nigel Penn
Description
This book explores one of the most intractable problems of human existence - our propensity to inflict violence.
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