The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution

Schmookler, Andrew Bard

ISBN 10: 0791424200 / ISBN 13: 9780791424209

Published by State University of New York Press, 1995

About this Item

Tan soft cover with brown lettering on front cover and spine, spine leans a bit and is faded, covers and corners curl some; cover shows moderate creasing and scuffing. Page edges lightly stained. Binding tight, pages clean, some corners creased from having been folded over, penciled name on first free end page is the only marking. 413 pages. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking. Oversized or heavy books may require extra postage for priority or international shipment.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791424200
• ISBN 13: 9780791424209
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Sidney E. King
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nonfiction

About this title

Synopsis

A new view of the role of power in social evolution. It shows how, as human societies evolved, intersocietal conflicts necessarily developed, and how humanity can choose peace over war

"Imagine a group of tribes living within reach of one another. If all choose the way of peace, then all may live in peace. But what if all but one choose peace?" From this basic premise, Andrew Bard Schmookler has built a towering work of intellectual and spiritual insight, a book that will shatter many preconceived notions about how civilization has developed and why human history has been so filled with torment. In this new edition, Schmookler shows how, with the end of the Cold War, we now have an unprecedented opportunity to solve the problem of power that has plagued civilization.

The Parable of the Tribes is a new vision of the story of humankind. It presents a radiant new synthesis of history, evolutionary biology, political theory, and psychology.

About the Author

Andrew Bard Schmookler is the author of a number of books, including Out of Weakness: Healing the Wounds That Drive Us to War; Sowings and Reapings: The Cycling of Good and Evil in the Human System; Fool's Gold: The Fate of Values in a World of Goods; and The Illusion of Choice: How the Market Economy Shapes Our Destiny. His cultural and political commentaries appear frequently in newspapers, magazines, and journals and on the radio. The original edition of The Parable of the Tribes was winner of the 1984 Erik Erikson Prize.