Dippel, John Van Houten, 1946-

War and sex : a brief history of men's urge for battle / John V.H. Dippel. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2010. - 466 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-457) and index.

The war between the sexes, AKA, the Civil War -- Not-so-great wars: Cuba, the Balkans, Japan -- All the king's horses: World War I -- May the better man win: World War II -- Democracy wins, men lose: from WWII to Vietnam -- Men on the ropes: the contemporary feminist challenge.

9781616141882 (cloth : acidfree paper)

2010014742


War--Psychological aspects.
Aggressiveness--Physiological aspects.
Sex role--History.
Inter-male aggression.
War--Causes.
War and society.
Men--Psychology.

U22.3 / .D576 2010

355.0201/9