War! What is it good for? : conflict and the progress of civilization from primates to robots /

"A powerful and provocative exploration of how war has changed our society--for the better "War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing," says the famous song--but archaeology, history, and biology show that war in fact has been good for something. Surprising as it sounds, war has ma...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Morris, Ian, 1960-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	War and civilization. War. Military history. Civilization. HISTORY / Military / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.
Online Access:	Cover image