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On Violence in History

Paperback • 2020 • 1. edition

On Violence in History

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Is global violence on the decline? Steven Pinker's highly-publicized argument that human violence across the world has been dramatically abating continues to influence discourse among academics and the general public alike.

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9781789204650

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Berghahn Books

Published year

2020

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1

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On Violence in History

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Paperback

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