{ "item_title" : "The History of Violence", "item_author" : [" Auke", "Yahia Fathy", "Skriuwer Com "], "item_description" : "From stone axes to nuclear brinkmanship, violence has shaped humanity more than art or science ever did. This book traces the full history of human conflict and asks an uncomfortable question: why are we so good at destroying each other? It's not a glorification of war. It's an honest look at the patterns of cruelty that repeat across every civilization and every century.Starting with Neolithic mass graves that reveal organized massacres thousands of years before cities or writing existed, this large print edition follows humanity's relationship with violence through every era. The Assyrians who made flaying enemies alive into official state policy. Sparta's child soldiers whipped to death for showing weakness. Roman arena executions that funded aqueducts and roads. Mongol siege tactics that starved cities into cannibalism without losing a single soldier. Ottoman Janissaries stolen from Christian families and trained to crush their own people. Napoleon feeding teenage conscripts into meat grinders for imperial glory. And colonial powers trading smallpox blankets for indigenous land. Each chapter connects the past to the present, showing how the same patterns of power, fear, and destruction keep surfacing in modern conflicts.What's inside: Prehistoric violence: mass graves, DNA evidence suggesting roughly one in ten prehistoric humans died by murder, and what that tells us about our speciesAncient cruelty as policy: Assyrian torture methods, Spartan child soldiers, and Roman execution spectacles designed to fund infrastructureMedieval and early modern warfare: Mongol terror tactics, Ottoman child-slave armies, and the weaponization of faith to justify conquestIndustrial-scale killing: Napoleon's conscript armies, colonial biowarfare, and how technological progress made destruction more efficient at every stageThe patterns that persist: how the same dynamics of power, fear, and dehumanization that drove ancient empires are still visible in modern conflictsReader review: The chapter on Assyrian torture methods was genuinely difficult to read. But the scariest part was recognizing the exact same patterns playing out in modern conflicts. This book doesn't let you look away from what we are, but it also helps you understand why. Large print was a lifesaver during those late-night reading sessions. Dr. R. ChenViolence isn't an exception in human history. It's the engine. This book traces that truth from Neolithic mass graves to modern warfare and asks what it means for who we are now. Written for readers who want the full picture, not the sanitized version. Large print edition for comfortable reading.Order your copy today.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/831/419/9798314197653_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "12.99", "online_price" : "12.99", "our_price" : "12.99", "club_price" : "12.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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