Placeholder text

Go to cart

Our Brains at War

By Mari Fitzduff

Our Brains at War

By Mari Fitzduff

0 - Default Title
Description
Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding suggests that we need a radical change in how we think about war, leadership, and politics. Most of us, political scientists included, fail to appreciate the extent to which instincts and emotions, rather than logic, factor intoour societal politics and international wars. Many of our physiological and genetic tendencies, of which we are mostly unaware, can all too easily fuel our antipathy towards other groups, make us choose 'strong' leaders over more mindful leaders, assist recruitment for illegal militias, andfacilitate even the most gentle of us to inflict violence on others. Drawing upon the latest research from emerging areas such as behavioral genetics, biopsychology, and social and cognitive neuroscience, this book identifies the sources of compelling instincts and emotions, and how we canacknowledge and better manage them so as to develop international and societal peace more effectively.
Product details
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
2021-05-25
Publication Date:
2021-05-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0197512658
ISBN13:
9780197512654
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
485 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
Buy on Amazon
Currently sold out