Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth by Peter Turchin

Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth

Peter Turchin

272 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Cooperation is powerful. There aren’t many highly cooperative species—but they nearly cover the planet. Ants alone account for a quarter of all animal matter. Yet the human capacity to work together leaves every other species standing. We organize...

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