Sex and War

How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World

By: Malcolm Potts, Thomas Hayden

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Paperback | 22 June 2010

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As news of war and terror dominates the headlines, scientist Malcolm Potts and veteran journalist Thomas Hayden take a step back to explain it all. In the spirit of Guns, Germs and Steel, Sex and War asks the basic questions: Why is war so fundamental to our species? And what can we do about it?

Malcolm Potts explores these questions from the frontlines, as a witness to war-torn countries around the world. As a scientist and obstetrician, Potts has worked with governments and aid organizations globally, and in the trenches with women who have been raped and brutalized in the course of war. Combining their own experience with scientific findings in primatology, genetics, and anthropology, Potts and Hayden explain war's pivotal position in the human experience and how men in particular evolved under conditions that favored gang behavior, rape, and organized aggression. Drawing on these new insights, they propose a rational plan for making warfare less frequent and less brutal in the future.

Anyone interested in understanding human nature, warfare, and terrorism at their most fundamental levels will find Sex and War to be an illuminating work, and one that might change the way they see the world.

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"Worth reading, and arguing about." --"The Toronto Star"
"In this impressively comprehensive treatment, Potts and Hayden step as far back as possible from the human race to assess the root causes of social upheaval." --Randy Olson, author and director, "Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus"
"Potts and Hayden make an important contribution as they explore our evolutionary origins and make suggestions as to how human society might reduce warfare in the future." --Jane Goodall, primatologist and environmental activist
"Will transform your outlook on war, peace, and what needs to be done to secure a safer world." --Sean B. Carroll, author, "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" and "The Making of the Fittest"

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Non-Fiction Science Biology, Life Sciences Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Violence in Society Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Interdisciplinary Studies Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Science in General Popular Science Warfare & Defence

Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Social Groups Gender Studies

Sex and Violence	p. 1
The War of Nature	p. 17
The Missing Link	p. 39
We Band of Brothers	p. 63
Terrorists	p. 99
Women and War	p. 119
Raids into Battles	p. 147
War and the State	p. 175
War and Technology	p. 213
War and the Law	p. 241
Evil	p. 265
The Future of War	p. 283
Women and Peace	p. 303
Stone Age Behaviors in the Twenty-First Century	p. 333
Civilization at Its Best	p. 365
To the Reader	p. 385
References	p. 389
Index	p. 411
About the Authors	p. 456
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