{"product_id":"9781118922514","title":"Peace Ethology Behavioral Processes and Systems of Peace","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePeace Ethology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBehavioral Processes and Systems of Peace\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Verbeek | Benjamin A. Peters\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Life Sciences \/ Ecology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scholarly collection of timely essays on the behavioral science of peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith contributions from experts representing a wide variety of scholarly fields (behavioral and social sciences, philosophy, environmental science, anthropology and economics), \u003ci\u003ePeace Ethology \u003c\/i\u003eoffers original essays on the most recent research and findings on the topic of the behavioral science of peace. This much-needed volume includes writings that examine four main areas of study: the proximate causation of peace, the developmental aspects of peace, the function and systems of peace and the evolution of peace. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe popular belief persists that, by nature, humans are not pre-disposed to peace. However, archeological and paleontological evidence reveals that the vast majority of our time as a species has been spent in small hunter-gatherer bands that are basically peaceful and egalitarian in nature. The text also reveals that most of the earth’s people are living in more peaceful societies than in centuries past. This hopeful compendium of essays:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains writings from noted experts from a variety of academic studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a social-psychological perspective on the causation of peaceful behavior\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes information on children’s peacekeeping and peacemaking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents ideas for overcoming social tension between police and civilians\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the most recent thinking on the behavioral science of peace\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for students and academics of the behavioral and social sciences, \u003ci\u003ePeace Ethology\u003c\/i\u003e offers scholarly essays on the development, nature, and current state of peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Verbeek,\u003c\/b\u003e University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin A. Peters,\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan, Michigan, USA \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 July 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118922514\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e344\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314899382412,"sku":"9781118922514","price":121.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118922514_8efd921e-f150-46aa-81a9-7e32ac55912c.jpg?v=1780169232","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118922514","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}