Payback [electronic resource] : why we retaliate, redirect aggression, and take revenge / David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: xii, 209 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 155.9/2 22
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  • BF515 .B37 2011eb
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Contents:
Passing the pain along -- Biology : animals and molecules -- Personal slings, arrows, and outrageous scapegoating -- Social : revenge, feuding, rioting, terrorism, war and other delights -- Stories : pain-passing in myth and literature -- Justice? -- Overcoming : shall we? -- Conclusion : the principle of minimizing pain.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Passing the pain along -- Biology : animals and molecules -- Personal slings, arrows, and outrageous scapegoating -- Social : revenge, feuding, rioting, terrorism, war and other delights -- Stories : pain-passing in myth and literature -- Justice? -- Overcoming : shall we? -- Conclusion : the principle of minimizing pain.

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