The better angels of our nature : why violence has declined

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Label

The better angels of our nature : why violence has declined

Title remainder

why violence has declined

Statement of responsibility

Steven Pinker

Creator

• truePinker, Steven, 1954-

Author

• truePinker, Steven, 1954-

Subject

• trueNonviolence -- Psychological aspects
• trueSociety and culture -- Violence and crime
• Nonfiction
• trueViolence
• trueViolence -- Social aspects
• trueViolence -- Psychological aspects
• trueHuman nature
• trueConscience

Genre

• trueSociety and culture

Language

eng

Summary

A provocative history of violence--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Stuff of Thought and The Blank SlateBelieve it or not, today we may be living in the most peaceful moment in our species' existence. In his gripping and controversial new work, New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows that despite the ceaseless news about war, crime, and terrorism, violence has actually been in decline over long stretches of history. Exploding myths about humankind's inherent violence and the curse of modernity, this ambitious book continues Pinker's exploration of the essence of human nature, mixing psychology and history to provide a remarkable picture of an increasingly enlightened world

Tone

• trueThought-provoking

Writing style

• trueAccessible
• truePersuasive
• trueScholarly

Award

• Library Journal Best Books, 2011.
• New York Times Notable Book, 2011.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

303.609

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

general