Darwinism, War and History: The Debate Over the Biology of War from the 'Origin of Species' to the First World War

by Paul Crook and David Paul Crook

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This book challenges the received view that Darwinism generated essentially aggressive and warlike social values and pugnacious images of humankind. Paul Crook reconstructs the influential discourse of peace biology, whose liberal vision was of a basically free humanity, not fettered by iron laws of biological necessity or governed by violent genes. By exploring a gamut of Darwinian readings of history and war, mainly in the English-speaking world prior to 1919, this study throws important new light on militarism, peace movements, the origins of World War I and British social thought.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521466458

ISBN13:9780521466455

Release Date:March 1994

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

England Europe History Humanities Military Military Science Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Specific Topics War & Peace

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