Demonic Males - Apes and the Origins of Human Violence (Paperback)

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Whatever their virtues, men are more violent than women. Why do men kill, rape, and wage war, and what can we do about it? Drawing on the latest discoveries about human evolution and about our closest living relatives, the great apes, Demonic Males offers some startling new answers. Dramatic, vivid, and firmly grounded in meticulous research, this book will change the way you see the world. As the San Francisco Chronicle said, it "dares to dig for the roots of a contentious and complicated subject that makes up much of our daily news."



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Whatever their virtues, men are more violent than women. Why do men kill, rape, and wage war, and what can we do about it? Drawing on the latest discoveries about human evolution and about our closest living relatives, the great apes, Demonic Males offers some startling new answers. Dramatic, vivid, and firmly grounded in meticulous research, this book will change the way you see the world. As the San Francisco Chronicle said, it "dares to dig for the roots of a contentious and complicated subject that makes up much of our daily news."


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Product Details

General

Imprint

Houghton Mifflin (Trade)

Country of origin

United States

Release date

November 1997

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

November 1997

Authors

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Dimensions

210 x 140 x 23mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

350

ISBN-13

978-0-395-87743-2

Barcode

9780395877432

Categories

LSN

0-395-87743-1



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