Order and anarchy : civil society, social disorder and war / Robert Layton.

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Layton, Robert, 1944-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, England ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (vi, 197 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0511191928
9780511191923
0521857716
9780521857710
0521674433
9780521674430
0511190743
9780511190742
0511191065
9780511191060
051119160X
9780511191602
9780511617263
0511617267
1280458585
9781280458583
0511316321
9780511316326

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Order and anarchy.DDC classification:

303.6/2 22

LOC classification:

HM896 .L39 2006eb

Other classification:

73.40

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Contents:

Civil society and social cohesion -- Self interest and social evolution -- The breakdown of social order -- Warfare, biology and culture.

Summary: Studying civil society, the evolution of social relations, and the breakdown of social order, Order and Anarchy re-examines the role of violence in human social evolution. Drawing on anthropology, political science, and evolutionary theory, it offers a novel approach to understanding stability and instability in human society.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-192) and index.

Civil society and social cohesion -- Self interest and social evolution -- The breakdown of social order -- Warfare, biology and culture.

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Studying civil society, the evolution of social relations, and the breakdown of social order, Order and Anarchy re-examines the role of violence in human social evolution. Drawing on anthropology, political science, and evolutionary theory, it offers a novel approach to understanding stability and instability in human society.

English.

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