The rape of Troy evolution, violence, and the world of Homer
A highly innovative study analysing Homeric conflict from the perspective of modern evolutionary biology.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2008.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b38395022*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Rebuilding Homer's Greece; Chapter 2 A short ethnography of Homeric society; Chapter 3 Why do men fight? The evolutionary biology and anthropology of male violence; Chapter 4 What launched the 1,186 ships?; Chapter 5 Status warriors; Chapter 6 Homeric women: re-imagining the fitness landscape; Chapter 7 Homer's missing daughters; Chapter 8 The Prisoner's Dilemma and the mystery of tragedy; Conclusion: Between lions and men; Appendix: Dating Homeric society; Notes; Works cited; Index.
