Constant Battles: Why We Fight by Steven LeBlanc

Constant Battles: Why We Fight by Steven LeBlanc discusses the underlying reasons for warfare. His analysis is that wars are primarily over resources. Carrying capacity is the amount of supplies a group can get. When they need more supplies they have to get it from somewhere like their neighbors. One of the interesting parts of his analysis is that with increasing complexity of human societies the number of casualties actually decreases compared with the total population.

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