Beyond war: the human potential for peace

Oxford UP • Oxford • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Fry, Douglas P.

Abstract

This book investigates peaceful societies and the social and ecological conditions that discourage war. The author uses ethnographic examples, cross-cultural findings, primatology, and archaeology to examine war, social organization, human evolution, and conflict management.

Note

The definition of war excludes feuding.

Samples

Sample Used Coded Data Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)

Hypotheses (1)

HypothesisSupported
Complex and equestrian hunter-gatherers will make war while a majority of simple hunter-gatherers will not (78).Supported
Documents and Hypotheses Filed By: Amelia Piazza