The aim of this book is to summarize in non-technical terms the main issues which arose from a meeting of natural and social scientists on the topic of the biological and social bases for group conflict and international war.

Derived from a meeting of natural and social scientists, this interdisciplinary book aims to summarize the main issues regarding the problem of human aggression, as well as human beliefs about the subject. This study brings together internationally known authorities and presents their recent contributions which range in complexity from the physiological to individual aggression, group conflict, and international war. The study concludes with a multilevel approach to the problems of aggression and war. In nontechnical language suitable for general science readers, the book provides a valuable framework for the development of ideas and new attitudies in a field rife with misconceptions.

List of contributors
Preface
The Seville statement on violence
Part I. Aggression: The Reality and the Myth: 1. The problem of aggression R. A. Hinde and J. Groebel
2. Beliefs about human aggression J. H. Goldstein
Part II. Biological Mechanisms in the Individual: 3. Animals fight, but do not make war F. A. Huntingford
4. Is aggression instinctive? P. Bateson
5. The genetic bases of aggression A. Manning
6. The physiology of aggression J. Herbert
Part III. Individual Aggression and Prosocial Alternatives
7. The bases and development of individual aggression S. Feshbach
8. Situational influences on aggression L. Berkowitz
9. Empathy training and prosocial behaviour N. D. Feshbach
10. Aggression reduction: some vital steps A. P. Goldstein
Part IV. Communication and Group Processes: 11. Group processes as stimulants of aggression J. M. Rabbie
12. The myth of racism S. Genoves
13. Media and the social environment K. Lagerspetz
14. Cultural factors, biology and human aggression M. H. Segall
Part V. The Micro Level: Societies and Nations: 15. Causes of war J. M. Winter
16. The political origins of international war: a multifactorial review J. D. Singer
Part VI. Conclusion: 17. A multi-level approach to the problems of aggression and war J. Groebel and R. A. Hinde
Name Index
Subject Index.