Two global trends - globalization and comput erization - are supporting a marked drop in violence around the world. Harvard University professor Steven Pinker, Montreal-born and a McGill graduate, documents this phenomenon in one of the most important books published in recent years, The Better ...
Male honour and the decline of public violence in eighteenth-century London, ArtículoIn explaining the long-term decline of violence in English society, historians have failed to recognize the importance of changing gender-based conceptions of honour. During the eighteenth century the per capita rate...
Over the past several centuries there has been a global decline in violence which has been attributed to the Civilizing Process, in which a centralized government authority and mutually beneficial trade have a pacifying effect on humans within states. This decline in violence has also translated into...
Governance and the Decline of Violence 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 12 作者: R Moelker 摘要: Historians and political scientists alike have confirmed a decline in inter and intra state violence. There is broad consensus regarding this decline. The world never will be perfectly safe, ...
Platt, Stephen R. 2012. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.Pinker, Steven. 2011. The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Decline of Violence in History and Its Causes. London: Allen Lane.Preston,...
In a magisterial new book, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues that humanity's "better angels" are triumphing
What Gelles says shows that___. A. Violence is responsible for the decline of economy B. violence may be a reflection of one’s past experience C. violence is related to the economic situation of the time D. violence is the best form of E. motional release F. or a husband 相关知识...
Despite the widespread belief that the world grows increasingly violent,Steven Pinkers 2011 volumeThe Better Angels of Our Natureconvincingly argues thatthe opposite is true. Tracing the history of humanity from its origins to the present day,Pinker shows how violence has declined, and that strong,...
saPer The close relationship between sex and violence has been an enduring theme in literature, theatre and music since the dawn of 'civilized' culture. A particularly graphic depiction of the connection can be found in Anthony Burgess's book A Clock- work Orange, which famously mixes the two...
The English language is one of the greatest sources of wealth in the world. In the midst of accessible riches, we are linguistic paupers (beggars). 英语是世界最大的语言财富之一。富饶的语言资源触手可及,我们却宁愿成为语言的乞丐。 Violence in language has become almost as casual as the possessi...