Blood Rites - Origins and History of the Passions of War

Informationen zum Autor Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of fifteen books, including the bestselling Smile or Die and Nickel and Dimed . She has written for Time , Harper's , the New York Times Magazine and various British newspapers including The Times and the Guardian . She lives in Virginia, USA. Klappentext What lies behind the human attraction to violence? Why do we glorify war, seeing it as an almost sacred undertaking? Barbara Ehrenreich is known for the originality and clarity of her thinking, and in BLOOD RITES she proposes a radical new theory about our attitudes to bloodshed. From the trenches of Verdun to today's front lines, Ehrenreich traces the history of warfare back to our prehistoric ancestors' terrifying experiences of being hunted by other carnivores. Written with wit, tenacity and intellectual flair, this is vintage Ehrenreich, and an account that will transform our understanding of human conflict. Zusammenfassung Published for the first time as a Granta Books paperback: Barbara Ehrenreich's groundbreaking investigation into the roots of war! with a new introduction by the author.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbara (Y) Ehrenreich, Ehrenreich Barbara
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.03.2011
• EAN: 9781847083531
• ISBN: 978-1-84708-353-1
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Gewalt, Krieg, Kriegsgeschichte, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social and cultural history, Warfare and defence, Other Warfare & Defence Issues