Davie Maurice R. The Evolution of War: A Study of Its Role in Early Societies

Courier Corporation, 2003. — 390 p.Thorough, highly informative and exhaustive study presents an exceptional collection of cases examining such topics as warfare as the business of one sex, religion as a cause of war, and war for the sake of glory. Cannibalism, human sacrifice, blood-revenge, and other factors in warfare among primitive peoples are also expertly examined.