Retaliatory violence in human prehistory

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 518-534

  Boehm, Christopher ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

feuding; fraternal interest groups; homicide; human nature; hunter gatherers; self help; tribes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955381936     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azr020     Document Type: Article

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