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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      11 August 2009
      12 January 2006
      ISBN:
      9780511541360
      9780521839600
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511541360
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.581kg, 184 Pages
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      • Series:
      Darwin College Lectures (18)
      Subjects:
      Popular Science, General Science
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    Series:
    Darwin College Lectures (18)
    Subjects:
    Popular Science, General Science
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    Conflict, sadly, is part of our everyday life; experienced at home, in the workplace, on our TV screens. But is it an inevitable part of the fabric of our existence? In this volume, eight experts examine conflict at many levels, from the workings of genes to the evolution of galaxies. Evolutionary biologist David Haig examines why we disagree with ourselves, and psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen asks whether differences between the average male and female mind must necessarily lead to misunderstanding. Anthropologist Richard Wrangham explores why chimpanzees and humans have evolved to kill, while archaeologist Barry Cunliffe examines the roots of warfare. Political scientist Lisa Anderson analyses conflict in the Middle East, and broadcaster Kate Adie reflects on television reporting of war. The book concludes with industrial economist William Brown's discussion of conflict in labour relations, and an exploration of the creative and destructive effects of cosmic violence by physicist P. C. W. Davies.

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    • 2 - Sex differences in mind
      pp 23-42
      • By Simon Baron-Cohen, Department of Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, Cambridge University
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    • 6 - Observing conflict
      pp 106-124
      • By Kate Adie, Former chief news correspondent, British Broadcasting Corporation
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