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The better angels of our nature: why violence has declined
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Table of Contents
From the Book
List of figures
Preface
Foreign Country:
Human prehistory
Homeric Greece
Hebrew bible
Roman Empire and early Christendom
Medieval knights
Early modern Europe
Honor in Europe and the early United States
20th century
Pacification process:
Logic of violence
Violence in human ancestors
Kinds of human societies
Rates of violence in state and nonstate societies
Civilization and its discontents
Civilizing Process:
European homicide decline
Explaining the European homicide decline
Violence and class
Violence around the world
Violence in these United States
Decivilization in the 1960s
Recivilization in the 1990s
Humanitarian Revolution:
Superstitious killing: human sacrifice, witchcraft, and blood libel
Superstitious killing: violence against blasphemers, heretics, and apostates
Cruel and unusual punishments
Capital punishment
Slavery
Despotism and political violence
Major war
Whence the humanitarian revolution?
Rise of empathy and the regard for human life
Republic of letters and enlightenment humanism
Civilization and enlightenment
Blood and soil
Long Peace:
Statistics and narratives
Was the 20th century really the worst?
Statistics Of Deadly Quarrels, Part 1: Timing of wars
Statistics Of Deadly Quarrels, Part 2: Magnitude of wars
Trajectory of great power war
Trajectory of European war
Hobbesian background and the ages of dynasties and religious
Three currents in the age of sovereignty
Counter-enlightenment ideologies and the age of nationalism
Humanism and totalitarianism in the age of ideology
Long Peace: Some numbers
Long Peace: Attitudes and events
Is the long peace a nuclear peace?
Is the long peace a democratic peace?
Is the long peace a liberal peace?
Is the long peace a Kantian peace?
New Peace:
Trajectory of war in the rest of the world
Trajectory of genocide
Trajectory of terrorism
Where angels fear to tread
Rights Revolutions:
Civil rights and the decline of lynching and racial pogroms
Women's rights and the decline of rape and battering
Children's rights and the decline of infanticide, spanking, child abuse, and bullying
Gay rights, the decline of gay-bashing, and the decriminalization of homosexuality
Animal rights and the decline of cruelty of animals
Whence the rights revolutions?
From history to psychology
Inner Demons:
Dark side
Moralization gap and the myth of pure evil
Organs of violence
Predation
Dominance
Revenge
Sadism
Ideology
Pure evil, inner demons, and the decline of violence
Better Angles:
Empathy
Self-control
Recent biological evolution?
Morality and taboo
Reason
On Angel's Wings:
Important but inconsistent
Pacifist's dilemma
Leviathan
Gentle commerce
Feminization
Expanding circle
Escalator of reason
Reflections
Notes
References Index.
From the Book
A foreign country. Human prehistory ; Homeric Greece ; The Hebrew bible ; The Roman Empire and early Christendom ; Medieval knights ; Early modern Europe ; Honor in Europe and the early United States ; The 20th century
The pacification process. The logic of violence ; Violence in human ancestors ; Kinds of human societies ; Rates of violence in state and nonstate societies ; Civilization and its discontents
The civilizing process. The European homicide decline ; Explaining the European homicide decline ; Violence and class ; Violence around the world ; Violence in these United States ; Decivilization in the 1960s ; Recivilization in the 1990s
The humanitarian revolution. Superstitious killing : human sacrifice, witchcraft, and blood libel ; Superstitious killing : violence against blasphemers, heretics, and apostates ; Cruel and unusual punishments ; Capital punishment ; Slavery ; Despotism and political violence ; Major war ; Whence the humanitarian revolution? ; The rise of empathy and the regard for human life ; The republic of letters and enlightenment humanism ; Civilization and enlightenment ; Blood and soil
The long peace. Statistics and narratives ; Was the 20th century really the worst? ; The statistics of deadly quarrels, Part 1 : the timing of wars ; The statistics of deadly quarrels, Part 2 : the magnitude of wars ; The trajectory of great power war ; The trajectory of European war ; The Hobbesian background and the ages of dynasties and religions ; Three currents in the age of sovereignty ; Counter-enlightenment ideologies and the age of nationalism ; Humanism and totalitarianism in the age of ideology ; The Long Peace : some numbers ; The Long Peace : attitudes and events ; Is the Long Peace a nuclear peace? ; Is the Long Peace a democratic peace? ; Is the Long Peace a liberal peace? ; Is the Long Peace a Kantian peace?
The new peace. The trajectory of war in the rest of the world ; The trajectory of genocide ; The trajectory of terrorism ; Where angels fear to tread
The rights revolutions. Civil rights and the decline of lynching and racial pogroms ; Women's rights and the decline of rape and battering ; Children's rights and the decline of infanticide, spanking, child abuse, and bullying ; Gay rights, the decline of gay-bashing, and the decriminalization of homosexuality ; Animal rights and the decline of cruelty to animals ; Whence the rights revolutions? ; From history to psychology
Inner demons. The dark side ; The moralization gap and the myth of pure evil ; Organs of violence ; Predation ; Dominance ; Revenge ; Sadism ; Ideology ; Pure evil, inner demons, and the decline of violence
Better angels. Empathy ; Self-control ; Recent biological evolution? ; Morality and taboo ; Reason
On angels' wings. Important but inconsistent ; The pacifist's dilemma ; The Leviathan ; Gentle commerce ; Feminization ; The expanding circle ; The escalator of reason ; Reflections.
A Foreign Country. Human prehistory ; Homeric Greece ; Hebrew bible ; Roman Empire and early Christendom ; Medieval knights ; Early modern Europe ; Honor in Europe and the early United States ; The 20th century --
The Pacification Process. Logic of violence ; Violence in human ancestors ; Kinds of human societies ; Rates of violence in state and nonstate societies ; Civilization and its discontents --
The Civilizing Process. European homicide decline ; Explaining the European homicide decline ; Violence and class ; Violence around the world ; Violence in these United States ; Decivilization in the 1960s ; Recivilization in the 1990s --
The Humanitarian Revolution. Superstitious killing: human sacrifice, witchcraft, and blood libel ; Superstitious killing : violence against blasphemers, heretics, and apostates ; Cruel and unusual punishments ; Capital punishment ; Slavery ; Despotism and political violence ; Major war ; Whence the humanitarian revolution? ; Rise of empathy and the regard for human life ; Republic of letters and enlightenment humanism ; Civilization and enlightenment ; Blood and soil --
The Long Peace. Statistics and narratives ; Was the 20th century really the worst? ; Statistics of deadly quarrels, Part 1 : the timing of wars ; Statistics of deadly quarrels, Part 2 : the magnitude of wars ; Trajectory of great power war ; Trajectory of European war ; Hobbesian background and the ages of dynasties and religions ; Three currents in the age of sovereignty ; Counter-enlightenment ideologies and the age of nationalism ; Humanism and totalitarianism in the age of ideology ; Long Peace: some numbers ; Long Peace: attitudes and events ; Is the Long Peace a nuclear peace? ; Is the Long Peace a democratic peace? ; Is the Long Peace a liberal peace? ; Is the Long Peace a Kantian peace? --
The New Peace. Trajectory of war in the rest of the world ; Trajectory of genocide ; Trajectory of terrorism ; Where angels fear to tread --
The Rights Revolutions. Civil rights and the decline of lynching and racial pogroms ; Women's rights and the decline of rape and battering ; Children's rights and the decline of infanticide, spanking, child abuse, and bullying ; Gay rights, the decline of gay-bashing, and the decriminalization of homosexuality ; Animal rights and the decline of cruelty to animals ; Whence the rights revolutions? ; From history to psychology --
Inner Demons. Dark side ; Moralization gap and the myth of pure evil ; Organs of violence ; Predation ; Dominance ; Revenge ; Sadism ; Ideology ; Pure evil, inner demons, and the decline of violence --
Better Angels. Empathy ; Self-control ; Recent biological evolution? ; Morality and taboo ; Reason --
On Angels' Wings. Important but inconsistent ; Pacifist's dilemma ; Leviathan ; Gentle commerce ; Feminization ; Expanding circle ; Escalator of reason ; Reflections.
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Nonfiction
Nonviolence
Nonviolence -- Psychological aspects
Psychological aspects
Psychology
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
Science
SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Social aspects
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
Violence
Violence -- Psychological aspects
Violence -- Social aspects
Violence. -- Social aspects
Nonviolence
Nonviolence -- Psychological aspects
Psychological aspects
Psychology
PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology
Science
SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Social aspects
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
Violence
Violence -- Psychological aspects
Violence -- Social aspects
Violence. -- Social aspects
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9780670022953
9781455839612
9781531823979
9780670023158
9781101544648
9780143122012
9781455839612
9781531823979
9780670023158
9781101544648
9780143122012
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