Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth
Peter Turchin examines how 10,000 years of warfare influenced the development of human cooperation. Ultrasociety presents a broad account of the forces that helped societies grow larger and more organized, offering a historical perspective on the relationship between conflict, collective action, and the rise of complex human communities.
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Ultrasociety examines the long relationship between warfare and human cooperation.
Peter Turchin considers how conflict over roughly 10,000 years may have influenced the growth of increasingly large and organized societies.
The book explores cooperation as a central force in human social development, alongside the destructive effects of war.
It offers a broad, historical perspective on how humans became capable of working together on an extraordinary scale.
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