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Humanity's propensity for warfare: a sociobiological perspective

1985; Wiley; Volume: 22; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1755-618x.1985.tb00073.x

1755-618X

R. Paul Shaw,

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologieVolume 22, Issue 2 p. 158-183 Humanity's propensity for warfare: a sociobiological perspective R. PAUL SHAW, R. PAUL SHAW Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University *Search for more papers by this author R. PAUL SHAW, R. PAUL SHAW Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University *Search for more papers by this author First published: May 1985 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-618X.1985.tb00073.xCitations: 5 *I am grateful to Yuwa Wong for many helpful comments. This article was received in November, 1983, and accepted in January, 1984. 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