[PDF.90lo] War Before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage

War Before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage

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 | #167113 in Books |  Lawrence H Keeley |  1997-12-18 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.30 x.60 x7.90l,.52 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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||11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.| Civilization Vindicated|By Richard B. Schwartz|The default position of much social science has been that the societies existing prior to human history were largely peaceful and cooperative. When they did fight with one another the `fighting' was more a kind of ritual or rough play. Ultra-violence was something practiced by modern, `civilized' man. Hobbes's views were, in e|.com |Throughout much of this century the notion has been gaining ground, bolstered by genocide and Holocaust, that modern warfare is more barbaric than war has ever been. Alongside this view has grown a romantic impression that primitive cultures were, and are

The myth of the peace-loving "noble savage" is persistent and pernicious. Indeed, for the last fifty years, most popular and scholarly works have agreed that prehistoric warfare was rare, harmless, unimportant, and, like smallpox, a disease of civilized societies alone. Prehistoric warfare, according to this view, was little more than a ritualized game, where casualties were limited and the effects of aggression relatively mild. Lawrence Keeley's groundbreaking War B...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.War Before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage   |  Lawrence H. Keeley.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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