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On Aggression
by Lorenz, Konrad
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- first
- Condition
- very good: bookplate on front paste down, binding tight, text clean, minimal signs of shelf wear,/very good: some scuffing and rubbing, some fading and age wear.
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace and World, 1966. first edition. hardcover. very good: bookplate on front paste down, binding tight, text clean, minimal signs of shelf wear,/very good: some scuffing and rubbing, some fading and age wear.. Octavo 306pp. Study of aggressive behavior in animals and an application of those findings to humankind, with an argument that aggression is "hard-wired" into the human condition, and that war is therefore inevitable. Very controversial upon publication, sparking criticism from anthropologists, psychoanalysts, biologists, and more for applying observations of animals to the behavior of humans. #00137.
Synopsis
This work has had significant impact on the social and biological sciences and is now a classic point of reference for investigations of behavioral patterns. Lorenz presents his findings on the mechanism of aggression and how animals control destructive drives in the interest of the species. Translated by Marjorie Kerr Wilson. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 227
- Title
- On Aggression
- Author
- Lorenz, Konrad
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good: bookplate on front paste down, binding tight, text clean, minimal signs of shelf wear,
- Jacket Condition
- very good: some scuffing and rubbing, some fading and age wear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and World
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- animals, behavior, psychology, science, first edition
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