Introduction / Signe Howell and Roy Willis -- Hobbesian and Rousseauan images of man : autonomy and individualism in a peaceful society / Clayton A. Robarchek -- "To be angry is not to be human, but to be fearful is" : Chewong concepts of human nature / Signe Howell -- Symbolic representations of tranquility and aggression among the Buid / Thomas Gibson -- Styles of manhood : an Amazonian contrast in tranquillity and violence / Joanna Overing -- Peace and violence in Bali : culture and social organization / L.E.A. Howe -- The non-violent Zapotec / Carl W. O'Nell -- The "peace puzzle" in Ufipa / Roy Willis -- "You only live in your body" : peace, exchange and the siege mentality in Ulster / Anthony D. Buckley -- Child in society, and society in children : the nature of basic trust / Colwyn Trevarthen and Katerina Logotheti
Sociality, not aggression, is the key human trait / Michael Carrithers -- "Peace" / Alan Campbell -- Identifying peaceful societies / Paul Heelas
Analysis
Man Aggression Social aspects
Notes
Papers originally presented at a conference held in June 1986 at the University of Edinburgh