The better angels of our nature : the decline of violence in history and its causes
Pinker, Steven, 1954-2011
Book
Steven Pinker argues that modernity and its cultural institutions are actually making us better people. He suggests that, contrary to popular belief, humankind has become progressively less violent over millennia and decades.
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London : Allen Lane, 2011.
Collation:
xxviii, 802 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Viking.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846140938 (hbk)
Dewey class:
303.609
Language:
English
BRN:
338634