The Anthropology of peace and nonviolence

The Anthropology of peace and nonviolence /

At a time when war and other forms of violence seem to be ubiquitous and increasing, this refreshing book provides some hope by looking at the brighter side of human nature. Though not ignoring violence and war, the authors focus on nonviolence and peace by analyzing a broad sample of indigenous soc...

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Other Authors: Sponsel, Leslie E. (Leslie Elmer), 1943-, Gregor, Thomas
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder : L. Rienner, 1994.
Subjects:
Peaceful societies.
Peace > Cross-cultural studies.
Nonviolence > Cross-cultural studies.
Nonviolence.
Peace.
Politische Anthropologie
Friedensforschung
Vrede.
Geweldloosheid.
Antropologische aspecten.
Cross-cultural studies.
Table of Contents:
  • The mutual relevance of anthropology and peace studies / Leslie E. Sponsel
  • Culture and cooperation in human evolution / Bruce M. Knauft
  • Surrendered men : peaceable enclaves in the post-Enlightenment West / Robert Knox Dentan
  • Peacemaking and the institutions of peace in tribal societies / Walter Goldschmidt
  • Maintaining social tranquility : internal and external loci of aggression control / Douglas P. Fry
  • "Why don't you kill your baby brother?" The dynamics of peace in Canadian Inuit camps / Jean L. Briggs
  • Ghosts and witches : the psychocultural dynamics of Semai peacefulness / Clayton A. Robarchek
  • Peace and power in an African proto-state / George Park
  • Words in the night : the ceremonial dialogue--one expression of peaceful relationships among the Yanomami / Jacques Lizot
  • Symbols and rituals of peace in Brazil's Upper Xingu / Thomas Gregor
  • Toward a pedagogy of the anthropology of peace and nonviolence / Leslie E. Sponsel.

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