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Status Monkey: Of Men, Mankind, And The Social Evolution Of Violence
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Status Monkey: Of Men, Mankind, And The Social Evolution Of Violence

A review of 'Why We Fight' by Mike Martin

Oct 03, 2022
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Endemic warfare among the Dugum Dani of Papua New Guinea ca. 1960

Mike Martin, Why We Fight. C Hurst & Company, 2018. 278 pages.

“Fighting, when you and a small group of humans are trying to out-shoot and out-maneuver another group of humans, and they you, is the ultimate team sport,” Mike Martin writes. “War is exciting because our ancestors received an …

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