on warfare: an answer to N. A. Chagnon

N. A. Chagnon's hypotheses concerning the violence and warfare among the Yanomami of Brazil, as stated in an article in "Science" entitled "Life Histories, Blood Revenge, and the Warfare in a Tribal Population," are criticized. His theoretical framework is completely incongr...

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Published in:American ethnologist 1994-11, Vol.21 (4), p.845-862
Main Authors: LIZOT, JACQUES, DART, SARAH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chagnon, Napoleon A
Comments and Reflections
Communities
Ethnology
Evolutionary genetics
Killing
Kinship
Men
Minority & ethnic violence
Native peoples
Natural resources
Sociobiology
Violence
War
Warfare
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Summary:N. A. Chagnon's hypotheses concerning the violence and warfare among the Yanomami of Brazil, as stated in an article in "Science" entitled "Life Histories, Blood Revenge, and the Warfare in a Tribal Population," are criticized. His theoretical framework is completely incongruous with respect to the theses expounded.
ISSN:0094-0496
1548-1425
DOI:10.1525/ae.1994.21.4.02a00100