Violence and Warfare among Hunter-Gatherers

Book Overview

How did warfare originate? Was it human genetics? Social competition? The rise of complexity? Intensive study of the long-term hunter-gatherer past brings us closer to an answer. The original chapters in this volume examine cultural areas on five continents where there is archaeological, ethnographic, and historical evidence for hunter-gatherer conflict despite high degrees of mobility, small populations, and relatively egalitarian social structures. Their controversial conclusions will elicit interest among anthropologists, archaeologists, and those in conflict studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161132940X
• ISBN13: 9781611329407
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"