Warlike and Peaceful Societies : the Interaction of Genes and Culture.: the Interaction of Genes and Culture. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Fog, Agner
• Contents: 1. Introduction 1.1. A different kind of social science 1.2. Overview of the book -- 2. The Theory of Regal and Kungic Cultures 2.1. In a nutshell: 'regal' and 'kungic' explained 2.2. Evolutionary basis for regality theory 2.3. An evolutionarily stable strategy 2.4. The behavior of the leader 2.5. Why are most warriors and chiefs men? 2.6. Cultural effects of regal and kungic tendencies -- 3. Contributions from Other Theories 3.1. Influence of the environment: Contributions from ecological theory 3.2. Nature or nurture: Evolution of sociality 3.3. Fertility: Contributions from life history theory 3.4. Contributions from political demography 3.5. World view and personality: Authoritarianism theory 3.6. Contributions from other social psychological theories 3.7. Contributions from social values theories 3.8. The theory of tight and loose cultures and other culture theories 3.9. Contributions from human empowerment theory 3.10. Moral panics: Contributions from the sociology of deviance -- 4. Different Kinds of War in Human History 4.1. The rise of empires: Contributions from cultural selection theory 4.2. The fall of empires: Contributions from historical dynamics theory 4.3. General theories of war and peace 4.4. Changing patterns of war 4.5. Theories of revolution -- 5. Economic Determinants of Conflict and Fear 5.1. Fear is profitable: The economy of the mass media 5.2. Economic booms and busts 5.3. Greed or grievance: Economic theories of civil war 5.4. The resource curse 5.5. Example: Proxy war in Afghanistan -- 6. Strategic Uses of Fear 6.1. Terrorism conflicts 6.2. The strategy of tension in Italy and elsewhere 6.3. Fabrication of threats and conflicts 6.4. Example: Why World War II started -- 7. Regality Theory Applied to Ancient Cultures 7.1. Andamanese 7.2. Arrernte 7.3. Babylonians 7.4. Chiricahua Apache 7.5. Copper Inuit (Eskimo) 7.6. E De (Rhadé) 7.7. Ganda 7.8. Gilyak 7.9. Hausa 7.10. Inca 7.11.!Kung 7.12. Maasai 7.13. Mbuti 7.14. Somali 7.15. Warao 7.16. Yahgan 7.17. Yanomamo 7.18. Yi (Lolo, Nuosu) -- 8. Statistical Testing of Regality Theory 8.1. Problems of cross-cultural statistics 8.2. Ancient cultures, large sample 8.3. Subsample, 18 cultures 8.4. Contemporary cultures, large sample 8.5. Evidence from existing studies 8.6. Conclusion of the statistical tests -- 9. Discussion and Conclusion 9.1. Summary of findings 9.2. Three epochs in human history 9.3. The regal/kungic dynamics and human social development 9.4. New explanations of well-known phenomena 9.5. Integration with other theories 9.6. Policy lessons 9.7. Supporting evidence 9.8. What regality theory can be used for 9.9. Further discussion -- 10. Bibliography -- 11. Illustrations -- Index.
• Publisher Details: UK : Open Book Publishers
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 303.4; National security -- Psychological aspects; Leadership -- Social aspects; Leadership -- Psychological aspects; Military art and science -- Cross-cultural studies; Evolutionary psychology; Ethnic groups -- Political aspects; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783744039; 1783744030; 1783744057; 9781783744053
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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