The better angels of our nature : a history of violence and humanity / Steven Pinker.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2012.Description: xxviii, 1026 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780141034645 (pbk.) :
- 303.609 23
- HM1116
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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General | The Harden Library, King's Hospital | Main | 303.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 16/01/2020 | R14538A0499 |
Originally published: New York: Viking; London: Allen Lane, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Steven Pinker argues that modernity and its cultural institutions are actually making us better people. He suggests that, contrary to popular belief, humankind has become progressively less violent over millennia and decades.
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