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"Originally published in French in 2016 by Seuil, France, as Historie de la violence"--Title page verso.

Is global violence on the decline? Scholars argue that Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker’s proposal that violence has declined dramatically over time is flaw

Originally published: New York: Paradox Press, 1997.

“A necessary read.” —Los Angeles Review of Books “A chilling portrait of corruption, unimaginable brutality and impunity.” —Financial Times This rev

Presents a history of violence in Europe and discusses the theory that violence has actually been in decline since the thirteenth century.