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The better angels of our nature : why violenc...
Häftad bok. New York : Penguin Books. 2012. 802 sidor.
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- 9780143122012
- Titel
- The better angels of our nature : why violence has declined
- Författare
- Pinker, Steven
- Förlag
- New York : Penguin Books
- Utgivningsår
- 2011
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Today we may be living in the most peaceful time in human existence. The ceaseless news about war, crime, and terrorism makes it seem as if the world is getting bloodier. But in this book the author shows that violence has in fact declined over long stretches of history. How has this happened? Here the author examines the inner demons that incline us toward violence and the better angels that pull us away, and shows how changes in ideas and practices have allowed our better angels to prevail. In the process he explodes many myths about violence and presents a new defense of modernity and enlightenment. This exploration of human nature blends psychology and history to provide a picture of humanity's gradual conquest of violence
Includes bibliographical references (p. 697-771) and index
A foreign country -- The pacification process -- The civilizing process -- The humanitarian revolution -- The long peace -- The new peace -- The rights revolutions -- Inner demons -- Better angels -- On angels' wings
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The Better Angels of Our Nature : A History o...
Häftad bok. Penguin Books . 2012. 1026 sidor.
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Inrikes enhetsfrakt Sverige: 62 SEK- ISBN
- 9780141034645
- Titel
- The Better Angels of Our Nature
- Författare
- Pinker, Steven
- Förlag
- Penguin Books Ltd.
- Utgivningsår
- 2012
- Omfång
- 1026 sidor
- Bandtyp
- Mått
- 130 x 200 mm Ryggbredd 47 mm
- Vikt
- 720 g
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- This acclaimed book by Steven Pinker, author of "The Language Instinct" and "The Blank Slate", argues that, contrary to popular belief, humankind has become progressively less violent, over millenia and decades. Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. Extraordinarily, however, Steven Pinker shows violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare - really has declined from prehistory to today. We are much less likely to die at someone else's hands than ever before. Even the horrific carnage of the last century, when compared to the dangers of pre-state societies, is part of this trend. Debunking both the idea of the 'noble savage' and an over-simplistic Hobbesian notion of a 'nasty, brutish and short' life, Steven Pinker argues that modernity and its cultural institutions are actually making us better people.
Penguin Books 9780141034645 -
THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE. Why violence...
Inbunden bok. Penguin Group. Originalupplaga uppl. 2011. 802 sidor sidor.
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Inrikes enhetsfrakt Sverige: 62 SEKPenguin Group Originalupplaga
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