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Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

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Title: Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
Author: Steven Pinker
ISBN: 9780143122012
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2012
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: New
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Social Science 1555302

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"If I could give each of you a graduation present, it would be this--the most inspiring book I've ever read." --Bill Gates

A provocative history of violence--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Stuff of Thought, The Blank Slate, and Enlightenment Now.

Believe 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.