Indoctrinability, Ideology and Warfare: Evolutionary Perspectives / Edition 1

by Iren us Eibl-Eibesfeldt

Overview

Violent ethno-nationalist conflicts continue to mar the history of the twentieth century; yet no satisfactory answer to the question of why humans are susceptible to indoctrination by ideologies that lead to inter-group hostility has so far been found. In this volume an international team of leading scientists from many different fields approach this complex issue from a biological perspective, treating indoctrinability as a predisposition that has its roots in humanity's evolutionary past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781571819239
Publisher:	Berghahn Books
Publication date:	10/01/1998
Pages:	450
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1360L (what's this?)

About the Author

Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt and Frank K. Salter, Forschungsstelle für Humanethologie, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft.

Table of Contents

Part I: Evolutionary Precursors and Models
Part II: Contemporary Hunter- Gatherers
Part III: Individual Behavioural Mechanisms
Part IV: Group Processes
Part V: Institutional and Symbolic Mechanisms
Part VI: Indoctrination and Ethics.