January 7, 2003 NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY LETTERS including Psychoneuroimmunology, Neuro psycho pharmacology, Reproductive Medicine, Chronobiology and Human Ethology CONTENTS SPECIAL ISSUE Vol. 23, December 2002 (Evolutionary) Theories of Warfare in Preindustrial (Foraging) Societies Contents of this issue Order this issue (Evolutionary) Theories of Warfare in Preindustrial (Foraging) Societies REFERENCES War in Preindustrial Societies (Short title) Johan M.G. van der Dennen Submitted: September 19, 2002 Accepted: October 15, 2002 Key words: war causation, evolution, primitive warfare, (pitched) battle, lethal male raiding, kin selection, sexual selection REVIEW ARTICLE (suppl 4) :5565 pii PMID Order pdf ABSTRACT I present an inventory of theories of war causation (and on the origin of war) in preindustrial (traditional, foraging, primitive, hunter-gatherer, band- and tribe-level) societies, with emphasis on the roles of natural selection, sexual selection and kin selection. Also the school of sociocultural evolution is briefly discussed. BIBLIOGRAPHY 2 Harris M. (1971) Ecology, demography and war. Chapter in: Harris M. Culture, man and nature. New York: Thomas Crowell; 1971. | |
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