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The Darker Angels of Our Nature Refuting the Pinker Theory of History & Violence

Paperback • 2021 • English

The Darker Angels of Our Nature Refuting the Pinker Theory of History & Violence

By Philip Dwyer, Mark Micale

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About the book

Preface -- List of Contributors -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Steven Pinker and the Nature of Violence in History Philip Dwyer and Mark Micale -- Part One: Interpretations -- 2. The Inner Demons of The Better Angels of Our Nature Dan Smail -- 3. The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Writing the History of Violence Dag Lindström -- 4. Progress and Its Contradictions: Human Rights, Inequality, and Violence Eric D. Weitz -- 5. Pinker's Technocratic Neoliberalism, and Why It Matters David Bell -- 6. S...Show more

Violence and abuse in society
Child abuse
Sexual abuse and harassment

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ISBN

9781350140592

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Published year

2021

Language

English

Original title

The Darker Angels of Our Nature Refuting the Pinker Theory of History & Violence

Format

Paperback

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