The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution, Second Edition

Andrew Bard Schmookler

ISBN 10: 0791424200 / ISBN 13: 9780791424209

Published by State University of New York Press, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of Power in Social Evolution, Second Edition
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791424200
• ISBN 13: 9780791424209
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 666 grams

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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.