Blood Rites : Origins and History of the Passions of War
by Barbara Ehrenreich
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What lies behind the human attraction to violence? Why do we glorify war, seeing it as an almost sacred undertaking? Barbara Ehrenreich is known for the originality and clarity of her thinking, and in Blood Rites she proposes a radical new theory about our attitudes to bloodshed. From the trenches of Verdun to today's front lines, Ehrenreich traces the history of warfare back to our prehistoric ancestors' terrifying experiences of being hunted by other carnivores. Written with wit, tenacity and intellectual flair, this is vintage Ehrenreich, and an account that will transform our understanding of human conflict.
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- Title
- Blood Rites : Origins and History of the Passions of War
- Author
- Barbara Ehrenreich
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
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- Used - Acceptable
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- 3
- ISBN 10
- 0805057870
- ISBN 13
- 9780805057874
- Publisher
- Holt & Company, Henry
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1998
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