The Parable of the Tribes: the problem of power in social Evolution
Language: English
Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 1984
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Tan cloth, unclipped tan design dj, all exc. unread cond; 400 pp. 1st prtg indicated by full # series on copyright pg. OP 7.5"-10".
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- Title
- The Parable of the Tribes: the problem of power in social Evolution
- Author
- Schmookler, Andrew Bard
- Publisher
- University of California Press, Berkeley, CA
- Publication year
- 1984
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Cloth
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0520048741
- ISBN 13
- 9780520048744
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 7.5"-10"
- Seller catalogs
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"Goes far beyond our common folk knowledge about power." -- New York Times Book Review
The Parable of the Tribes provides a new way of analyzing the human condition. This panoramic work, which incorporates history, philosophy, anthropology, and psychoanalytic theory within its sweep, is troubling and difficult; nevertheless, it is surprisingly readable and, in the end, hopeful." -- Esquire
"In an age of intellectual timidity, Andrew Bard Schmookler's Parable of the Tribes is a work of immense scope and boldness. It makes a serious contribution to our understanding of war, peace, and civilization in a world spinning out of control." -- Daniel Yankelovitch
"Imagine a group of tribes living within reach of one another. If all choose the way of peace, then all may live in peace. But what if all but one choose peace?" From this basic premise, Andrew Bard Schmookler has built a towering work of intellectual and spiritual insight, a book that will shatter many preconceived notions about how civilization has developed and why human history has been so filled with torment. In this new edition, Schmookler shows how, with the end of the Cold War, we now have an unprecedented opportunity to solve the problem of power that has plagued civilization.
The Parable of the Tribes is a new vision of the story of humankind. It presents a radiant new synthesis of history, evolutionary biology, political theory, and psychology.
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