The better angels of our nature : a history of violence and humanity / Steven Pinker.

By:

Pinker, Steven, 1954-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2012.Description: xxviii, 1026 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cmISBN:

9780141034645 (pbk.) :

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DDC classification:

303.609 23

LOC classification:

HM1116

Summary: 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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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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