Demonic males
Subtitle: apes and the origins of human violence
By: Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson.
Contributors: Peterson, Dale.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Apes -- Behavior; Aggressive behavior in animals
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-330) and index.