Jean Guilaine, Jean Zammit

Broschiertes Buch

The Origins of War

Violence in Prehistory

Beschreibung

Stretching across continents and centuries, The Origins of War: Violence in Prehistory provides a fascinating examination of executions, torture, ritual sacrifices, and other acts of violence committed in the prehistoric world. Until recently what little had been written on prehistoric violence and warfare focused on the symbolic interpretations of archeological remains. This engrossing book demonstrates that violence has always been far more than just symbolic by combining such interpretations into prehistory with a medical understanding of these violent acts. The authors, one an eminent prehistorian and the other a respected medical doctor, are the ideal guides through such evidence and enable the reader to understand this violence at a human level, without a sophisticated understanding of history or archeology.

Autor

Jean Guilaine is Professor of Archeology at the Collège de France and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. He is the author of numerous books, including Prehistory: The World of Early Man (US translation 1986). Jean Zammit is a doctor and paleopathologist at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. Melanie Hersey is a translator specialising in the social sciences. She has studied German, French, and anthropology and received an MA in translation from Durham University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9781405112604
• ISBN-10: 1405112603
• Artikelnr.: 21284161

Rezensionen

"'Nasty, brutish, and short' was how Hobbescharacterized human life in a state of nature, but for the lastthirty years prehistorians have largely contrived to forget thenasty side. This lively and authoritative volume goes a long way toredressing the balance, giving a superb overview of the moreaggressive side of life in early Europe." Andrew Sherratt,University of Oxford

"There are few more intriguing yet disturbing subjectsthan the origins of human violence. This richly detailed accountprovides dramatic insights into a distant and often violent world,but one that is only too familiar in its contemporary relevance.Essential reading for all who are interested in the humanpast." Chris Scarre, University of Cambridge

"An intriguing and convincing account of violence and conflictin deep antiquity ... The authors have successfully produced astimulating and thought provoking text." ArchaeologyIreland