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War! What is it good for? conflict and the progress of civilization from primates to robots

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"A powerful and provocative exploration of how war has changed our society--for the better "War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing," says the famous song--but archaeology, history, and biology show that war in fact has been good for something. Surprising as it sounds, war has ma...

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Main Author:	Morris, Ian 1960- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Farrar, Straus and Giroux [2014]
Subjects:	War and civilization War Military history
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