Chimpanzees, war, and history : are men born to kill? /

"Why do people make war? Why is war so common? Is it human nature for men to kill outsiders? Many say yes, and claim this is shown by a supposedly confirmed innate tendency of chimpanzees to kill outsiders. Chimpanzees, War and History challenges that consensus, with detailed contextual evidenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ferguson, R. Brian (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Chimpanzees, War, and History
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I
  • 1. From Nice to Brutal
  • 2. The Second Generation
  • 3. Theoretical Alternatives
  • Part II
  • 4. From Peace to "War"
  • 5. Contextualizing Violence
  • 6. Explaining the War and Its Aftermath
  • 7. Later Gombe
  • 8. Interpreting Gombe Violence
  • Part III
  • 9. Mahale: What Happened to K Group?
  • 10. Mahale History
  • Part IV
  • 11. Kibale
  • 12. Ngogo Territorial Conflict
  • 13. Scale and Geopolitics at Ngogo
  • 14. The Ngogo Expansion, RCH +​ HIH
  • 15. Kanyawara
  • Part V
  • 16. Budongo, Early Research and Human Impact
  • 17. Sonso
  • Part VI
  • 18. Eastern Chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
  • 19. Central Chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes troglodytes
  • 20. Western Chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes verus
  • Part VII
  • 21. Tai and Its Afflictions
  • 22. Sociality and Intergroup Relations
  • 23. Killings and Explanations
  • Part VIII
  • 24. Pan paniscus
  • 25. Social Organization and Why Male Bonobos Are Less Violent
  • 26. Evolutionary Scenarios and Theoretical Developments
  • Part IX
  • 27. Killing Infants
  • 28. The Case for Evolved Adaptations, by the Evidence
  • 29. Human Impact, Critiqued and Documented
  • Part X
  • 30. The Demonic Perspective Meets Human Warfare
  • 31. Species-​Specific Foundations of Human War
  • 32. Applications: An Anthropology of War
  • Tables
  • References
  • Index.