TY  - BOOK
AU  - Otterbein,Keith F.
TI  - How war began
T2  - Texas A & M University anthropology series
SN  - 1585443298
AV  - GN497 .O78 2004
U1  - 303.66 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - College Station
PB  - Texas A&M University Press
KW  - War
KW  - Warfare, Prehistoric
KW  - Causes
KW  - War and society
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; Perspectives on how war originated --; 3; Early humans --; 4; Hunters and gatherers --; 5; Early agriculturalists --; 6; Four pristine states and their warfare --; 7; Early states --; 8; Tribes
N2  - "In How War Began, author Keith F. Otterbein draws on primate behavior research, archaeological research, data gathered from the Human Relations area files, and a career spent in research and reflection on war to argue for two separate origins. He identifies two types of military organization: one that developed two million years ago at the dawn of humankind, wherever groups of hunters met, and a second that developed some five thousand years ago, in four identifiable regions, when the first states arose and proceeded to embark upon military conquests." "A definitive resource for anthropologists, social scientists, and historians, How War began is written for all who are interested in warfare, whether they be military buffs or those seeking to understand the past and the present of humankind."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -