{"product_id":"the-better-angels-of-our-naturebooks","title":"The Better Angels of Our Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eSelected by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e as a Notable Book  of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Stuff  of Thought\u003c\/i\u003e offers a controversial history of violence. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and  terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age  ever seen. Yet as New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker  shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is  true: violence has been diminishing for millennia and we may be  living in the most peaceful time in our species's existence. For most  of history, war, slavery, infanticide, child abuse, assassinations,  pogroms, gruesome punishments, deadly quarrels, and genocide were  ordinary features of life. But today, Pinker shows (with the help of  more than a hundred graphs and maps) all these forms of violence have  dwindled and are widely condemned. How has this happened?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book continues Pinker's exploration of  the essence of human nature, mixing psychology and history to  provide a remarkable picture of an increasingly nonviolent world.  The key, he explains, is to understand our intrinsic motives-  the inner demons that incline us toward violence and the better  angels that steer us away-and how changing circumstances have  allowed our better angels to prevail. Exploding fatalist myths about  humankind's inherent violence and the curse of modernity, this  ambitious and provocative book is sure to be hotly debated in living  rooms and the Pentagon alike, and will challenge and change the way we  think about our society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pinker, Steven","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":43096200642784,"sku":"","price":27.4,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_0081d89e-ddbb-459c-a054-705fb477914e.jpg?v=1657199059","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-better-angels-of-our-naturebooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}