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Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding
Contributor(s): Fitzduff, Mari (Author)
ISBN: 0197512658     ISBN-13: 9780197512654
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $76.95  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Violence In Society
- Psychology | Social Psychology
- Political Science | Peace
Dewey: 303.6
LCCN: 2020053467
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.20 lbs) 216 pages
 
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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 into
our 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, and
facilitate 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 can
acknowledge and better manage them so as to develop international and societal peace more effectively.