Is global violence on the decline? Scholars argue that Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker’s proposal that violence has declined dramatically over time is flaw

"Originally published in French in 2016 by Seuil, France, as Historie de la violence"--Title page verso.

Presents a history of violence in Europe and discusses the theory that violence has actually been in decline since the thirteenth century.

“A necessary read.” —Los Angeles Review of Books “A chilling portrait of corruption, unimaginable brutality and impunity.” —Financial Times This rev

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think this is the most violent age ever seen. Yet as bestselling autho