Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World

Author:
Malcolm Potts and Thomas Hayden
Publisher:
Ben Bella Books
Reviewed in:
Winter 2008-09
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Potts, an obstetrician and USC research scientist, and San Francisco freelance Hayden examine the biological origins of organized violence, tracing its development from ancient raids and battles to modern warfare and terrorism. Potts and Hayden relay that understanding war as part of humanity