How War Began.

By:

Otterbein, Keith F

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Texas A&M University Anthropology SeriesPublisher: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (313 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781603446372

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: How War BeganDDC classification:

303.6/6

LOC classification:

GN497 -- .O78 2004eb

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Perspectives on How War Originated -- 3 Early Humans -- 4 Hunters and Gatherers -- 5 Early Agriculturalists -- 6 Four Pristine States and Their Warfare -- 7 Early States -- 8 Tribes -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary: Questions about the origins and motivations of warfare have long engaged scholars as they speculate on the nature of human existence. Otterbein draws on primate behavior research, archaeological research, and data gathered from the Human Relations Area Files to argue for two separate origins. He identifies two types of military organization: one that developed two million years ago at the dawn of humankind, and a second that developed five thousand years ago when the first states proceeded to embark upon military conquests. In careful detail, Otterbein marshals evidence for his case that warfare was possible and likely among early Homo sapiens.

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Questions about the origins and motivations of warfare have long engaged scholars as they speculate on the nature of human existence. Otterbein draws on primate behavior research, archaeological research, and data gathered from the Human Relations Area Files to argue for two separate origins. He identifies two types of military organization: one that developed two million years ago at the dawn of humankind, and a second that developed five thousand years ago when the first states proceeded to embark upon military conquests. In careful detail, Otterbein marshals evidence for his case that warfare was possible and likely among early Homo sapiens.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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