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pp. 305, “In Ride of the Second Horseman, O’Connell probes the distant human past to show how and why war arose. He begins with a definition that distinguishes between war and mere feuding: war involves group rather than individual issues, political or economic goals, and direction by some governmental structure, carried out with the intention of lasting results. With this definition, he finds that ants are the only other creatures that conduct it–battling other colonies for territory and slaves. But ants, unlike humans, are driven by their genes; in humans, changes in our culture and subsistence patterns, not our genetic hardware, brought the rise of organized warfare.” paperback edition
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| ISBN | 0195119207 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780195119206 | |
| Number of pages | 305 | |
| Original Title | Ride of the Second Horseman: The Birth and Death of War | |
| Published Date | 1997 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | No Dj | |
| Binding | Paperback | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | New York | |
| Edition | First edition | |
| Category: | Military History | |
| Author: | Robert L. O'Connell | |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
pp. 305, “In Ride of the Second Horseman, O’Connell probes the distant human past to show how and why war arose. He begins with a definition that distinguishes between war and mere feuding: war involves group rather than individual issues, political or economic goals, and direction by some governmental structure, carried out with the intention of lasting results. With this definition, he finds that ants are the only other creatures that conduct it–battling other colonies for territory and slaves. But ants, unlike humans, are driven by their genes; in humans, changes in our culture and subsistence patterns, not our genetic hardware, brought the rise of organized warfare.” paperback edition
| Weight | 0.85 kg |
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