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Evolutionary psychology and violence : a primer for policymakers and public policy
advocates / edited by Richard W. Bloom and Nancy Dess; foreword by Joseph Graves, Jr.
p. cm.—(Psychological dimensions to war and peace, ISSN 1540-5265)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-275-97467-7 (alk. paper)
1. Violence—Psychological aspects. 2. Social conflict—Psychological
aspects. 3. Genetic psychology. 4. Violence—Government policy. 5. Social
conflict—Government policy. I. Bloom, Richard W., 1944- II. Dess, Nancy
Kimberly. III. Series.
HM1116 .E96 2003
303.6—dc21 2002072821

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright 2003 by Richard W. Bloom and Nancy Dess

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2002072821

ISBN: 0-275-97467-7
ISSN: 1540-5265

First published in 2003

Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.praeger.com

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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