The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

Synopsis

A provocative history of violence—from the new york times bestselling author of the stuff of thought, the blank slate, and enlightenment now. Believe it or not, today we may be living in the most peaceful moment in our species' existence. In his gripping and controversial new work, new york times bestselling author steven pinker shows that despite the ceaseless news about war, crime, and terrorism, violence has actually been in decline over long stretches of history.