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This second 2001 edition is a corrected and updated version of the first 1999 edition. It basically deals withe the question of whether human being are congenitally violent. This well established idea is being debunked with modern neurobiological and anthropological data. An hypothesis is also put forward to explain how structural violence emerged about 8,000 years ago in large agricultural settlements as a consequence of the invention of food production and job specialisation. War between cities followed as a consequence. A third edition with additional scientific evidence is being prepared in 2008. In the meanwhile the second edition can be accessed here
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Those who can read Italian have the opportunity of accessing an Italian version of the book described above, in a more readable and updated version:
Giorgi, P.P. (2008) “La violenza inevitabile - Una menzogna moderna”. Jaca Book, Milan.
This book is available in all major bookshops in Italy or online or by writing to the author (pieropgiorgi@gmail.com).
For info on Peace Studies at the University of Queensland, please visit www.uq.edu.au/acpacs
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