Demonic Males
Subtitle: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: November 14, 1997
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780395877432
First sentence: "YOU WILL BE KILLED!" the man at the Burundian embassy in Kampala said, in a bizarrely cheerful voice, as he stamped our visas.
Description: Whatever their virtues, men are more violent than women. Why do men kill, rape, and wage war, and what can we do about it? Drawing on the latest discoveries about human evolution and about our closest living relatives, the great apes, Demonic Males offers startling new answers to these questions. Dramatic, vivid, and sometimes shocking, but firmly grounded in meticulous scientific research, Demonic Males will stir controversy and debate. It will be required reading for anyone concerned about the spiral of violence undermining human society.