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The Dark Side of Man: Tracing the Origins of Violence (signed)
by Ghiglieri, Michael P. (signed); inscribed to Prof. Stephen Rowland
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 073820076X
- ISBN 13
- 9780738200767
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Reading, MA: Perseus Books, 1999. INSCRIBED to Stephen Rowland [Professor of Geology, UNLV, specializing in the fossil record and paleontology of Southern Nevada] and SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good+ dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($26.00). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Square and tight. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Bound in the original gray boards with a black spine, stamped in bright silver. From the publisher: "In THE DARK SIDE OF MAN, Michael Ghiglieri, a biologist and protégé of Jane Goodall, takes on one of the most highly charged debates in modern science: the biological roots of bad behavior. Beginning with rape, and moving on to murder, war, and genocide, Ghiglieri offers the most up-to-date, comprehensive look at the male proclivity for violence. In a strong narrative voice, he draws on the latest research and his own personal experiences both as a primatologist and as a soldier to explain that male violence is largely innate, a product of millions of years of evolution. In the process, he debunks many of our most clung-to, politically correct notions: that the differences between men and women are strictly due to socialization, that rape is really about power not sex and that genocide is only possible with a single madman at the helm. Well-argued, evenhanded, yet never dull, this important book illuminates the darkest impulses of the male psyche, and suggests ways for modern society to curb them.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good+ dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xii, 324pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- The Dark Side of Man: Tracing the Origins of Violence (signed)
- Author
- Ghiglieri, Michael P. (signed); inscribed to Prof. Stephen Rowland
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 073820076X
- ISBN 13
- 9780738200767
- Publisher
- Perseus Books
- Place of Publication
- Reading, MA
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo. xii, 324pp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sociology;
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