| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 282 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Violence in hunter-gatherer society -- 2. Agriculture : a calming or aggravating influence? -- 3. Humans as targets : 4,000 to 8,000 years ago -- 4. The warrior : an ideological construction -- 5. The concept of the hero emerges -- App. 1. Evidence of arrow-inflicted injuries from the Neolithic Age in France -- App. 2. Chronological distribution of the 44 confirmed sites -- Works by Jean Guilaine |
| Summary |
Stretching across continents and centuries, The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory provides a fascinating examination of executions, torture, ritual sacrifices, and other acts of violence committed in the prehistoric world. Until recently what little had been written on prehistoric violence and warfare focused on the symbolic interpretations of archeological remains. This engrossing book demonstrates that violence has always been far more than just symbolic by combining such interpretations into prehistory with a medical understanding of these violent acts. The authors, one an eminent prehistorian and the other a respected medical doctor, are the ideal guides through such evidence and enable the reader to understand this violence at a human level, without a sophisticated understanding of history or archeology |
| Notes |
"Originally published in 2001 by Editions du Seuil as Le sentier de la guerre : visages de la violence préhistorique"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Warfare, Prehistoric.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Zammit, Jean.
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Wiley InterScience (Online service)
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| ISBN |
0470773812 |
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0470775394 (electronic bk.) |
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1281310549 |
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140511259X (alk. paper) |
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1405112603 (alk. paper) |
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9780470773819 |
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9780470775394 (electronic bk.) |
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9781281310545 |
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9781405112598 (alk. paper) |
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9781405112604 (alk. paper) |
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(Cloth) |
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(Paper) |
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