{"product_id":"beyond-war-douglas-p-fry-9780195384611","title":"Beyond War: The Human Potential for Peace","description":"A profoundly heartening view of human nature, \u003cem\u003eBeyond War\u003c\/em\u003e offers a hopeful prognosis for a future without war. Douglas P. Fry convincingly argues that our ancient ancestors were not innately warlike--and neither are we. He points out that, for perhaps ninety-nine percent of our history, for well over a million years, humans lived in nomadic hunter-and-gatherer groups, egalitarian bands where warfare was a rarity. Drawing on archaeology and fascinating recent fieldwork on hunter-gatherer bands from around the world, Fry debunks the idea that war is ancient and inevitable. For instance, among Aboriginal Australians, warfare was an extreme anomaly. Fry also points out that even today, when war seems ever present, the vast majority of us live peaceful, nonviolent lives. We are not as warlike as we think, and if we can learn from our ancestors, we may be able to move beyond war to provide real justice and security for the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas P. Fry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019538461X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195384611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Douglas P. Fry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946281468159,"sku":"9780195384611","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3310e134-1edf-4ce7-8c41-46de5c959eb0.jpg?v=1681512344","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-war-douglas-p-fry-9780195384611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}