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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

By Steven Pinker

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Books
Year
2012
ISBN
0143122010, 9780143122012
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
4 MB (4119391 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
832\0
Time added
2013-12-31 22:36:21

Description

A provocative history of violence—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Stuff of Thought and The Blank SlateBelieve it or not, today we may be living in the most peaceful moment in our species' existence. In his gripping and controversial new work, New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows that despite the ceaseless news about war, crime, and terrorism, violence has actually been in decline over long stretches of history. Exploding myths about humankind's inherent violence and the curse of modernity, this ambitious book continues Pinker's exploration of the essence of human nature, mixing psychology and history to provide a remarkable picture of an increasingly enlightened world.

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