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The theories reviewed range from the period of Social Darwinism to
contemporary neoevolutionist anthropology and modern sociobiology. Most
biological-evolutionary theories of the origin of war have their roots in Social-
Darwinist thinking ...
The theories reviewed range from the period of Social Darwinism to
contemporary neoevolutionist anthropology and modern sociobiology. Most
biological-evolutionary theories of the origin of war have their roots in Social-
Darwinist thinking ...
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Like most social theorists of the nineteenth century, Darwin assumed that history
was the record of Man's unilineal progress from savagery to civilization, and his
theory of social progress was similar in many respects to Spencer's (Greene, ...
Like most social theorists of the nineteenth century, Darwin assumed that history
was the record of Man's unilineal progress from savagery to civilization, and his
theory of social progress was similar in many respects to Spencer's (Greene, ...
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Other than in his extended discussion of sexual selection, Darwin had little to say
about social or group factors in human evolution. He did briefly refer to the
importance of 'social instincts' which higher animals have acquired gradually 'for
the ...
Other than in his extended discussion of sexual selection, Darwin had little to say
about social or group factors in human evolution. He did briefly refer to the
importance of 'social instincts' which higher animals have acquired gradually 'for
the ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Concept and Characteristics of War in Primitive Societies | 69 |
Nonhuman Intergroup Agonistic Behavior and Warfare | 143 |
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