The evolution of human warfare

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 352-379

  Pitman, George R ^a  

^a Montgomery College   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; anthropology; cultural evolution; ethnicity; evolution; war; xenophobia

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISTORY; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOPATHY; VIOLENCE; WAR;

AGGRESSION; ALTRUISM; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PREJUDICE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 80051653642     PISSN: 00483931     EISSN: 15527441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0048393110371380     Document Type: Article

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