Book | Chapter
The studied avoidance of war as an instrument of political evolution
pp. 361-366
Abstract
This work explores the antiquity, the pervasiveness, and the importance of warfare. Particular emphasis is placed on warfare's role in political evolution. This research shows how some scholars deny and or minimize warfare's salient role in the development of social complexity. This investigation exposes how some adherents of Marxism are at a loss to explain the presence of conflict in tribal societies lacking social class structures. The Yanomamö Indians of the Amazon Basin are a case in point. Research findings indicate the need to fully document warfare wherever it is encountered.
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Chacon Richard J., Mendoza Rubén G. (2012) The ethics of anthropology and Amerindian research: reporting on environmental degradation and warfare. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 361-366
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1065-2_14
Full citation:
Carneiro Robert L. (2012) „The studied avoidance of war as an instrument of political evolution“, In: R. J. Chacon & R. G. Mendoza (eds.), The ethics of anthropology and Amerindian research, Dordrecht, Springer, 361–366.