Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence (1996) by Richard Wrangham and Dale Peterson argues that male violence has deep evolutionary roots shared between humans and chimpanzees, challenging the 'peaceful savage' narrative.
Evolutionary argument for the deep roots of male violence; significant challenge to both blank slate and romantic anthropology.
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