Isbn: 9780805050776 - blood rites: the origins and history of the passions of war (45 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. New York Times bestselling Barbara Ehrenreich confronts the mystery of the human attraction to violence. A New York Times Notable BookAn ALA Notable Book n BLOD RITES, Barbara Ehrenreich confronts the mystery of the human attraction to violence: What draws our species to war and even makes us see it as a kind of sacred undertaking? BLOD RITES takes us on an original journey from the elaborate human sacrifices of the ancient world to the carnage and holocaust of twentieth-century total war. Sifting through the fragile records of prehistory, Ehrenreich discovers the wellspring of war in an unexpected place--not in a killer instinct unique to the males of our species but in the blood rites early humans performed to reenact their terrifying experience of predation by stronger carnivores. Brilliant in conception, rich in scope, Blood Rites is a monumental work that will transform our understanding of the greatest single threat to human life.…

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Condizione: Very Good. 1st ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condizione: Good. 1st ed. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. 1st ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Condizione: Good. 1st ed. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. 1st ed. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. New York Times bestselling Barbara Ehrenreich confronts the mystery of the human attraction to violence. A New York Times Notable BookAn ALA Notable Book n BLOD RITES, Barbara Ehrenreich confronts the mystery of the human attraction to violence: What draws our species to war and even makes us see it as a kind of sacred undertaking? BLOD RITES takes us on an original journey from the elaborate human sacrifices of the ancient world to the carnage and holocaust of twentieth-century total war. Sifting through the fragile records of prehistory, Ehrenreich discovers the wellspring of war in an unexpected place--not in a killer instinct unique to the males of our species but in the blood rites early humans performed to reenact their terrifying experience of predation by stronger carnivores. Brilliant in conception, rich in scope, Blood Rites is a monumental work that will transform our understanding of the greatest single threat to human life.…

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Hard Cover. Condizione: VG+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 292 pages including index. There are no marks or writing in the book. Green remainder mark bottom edge of book. Corners are square. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. Cover colors are bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. like new-clean covers and text-no marks or names-Dj colors/art sharp-392 pages-Notes-bibliography-index-.

hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Like New. First Edition. New York, 1997; 1st edition; red paper covered boards; black cloth spine; minimal shelf wear; glossy illustrated jacket with mild wear; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 292.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good/Very Good Condition. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. First edition, first printing. ; Height: 9.75 Inches, Length: 6.75 Inches, Weight: 1.2 pounds, Width: 1.25 I; 304 pages.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. The DJ has rubbing.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Metropolitan Books, 1997.FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. As new. Unread. First Edition, First Printing. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.

hardcover. Condizione: New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. x, 280pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Like New. First Hardcover Edition. 1997 Stated First Edition, w/full number line. Hardcover w/l.n. dust jacket. As new, mint condition. From The Civil War Book Shop- As close as your computer; as dependable as old Abe.