The better angels of our nature: a history of violence and humanity (Record no. 665538)
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| fixed length control field | 00903 a2200193 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 200622b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780141034645 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 303.609 |
| Cutter | PIN |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pinker, Steven |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The better angels of our nature: a history of violence and humanity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | :Penguin |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1026 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This volume argues that violence in the world has declined both in the long run and in the short, and suggests explanations why this has happened. The author maintains that the key to explaining the decline of violence is to understand the "inner demons" that incline us toward violence and the "better angels" that steer us away. Thanks to the spread of government, literacy, trade, and cosmopolitanism, |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Violence |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | History |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Violence |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Psychological aspects. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General Book | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management - Hyderabad | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management - Hyderabad | General | 20/06/2020 | Shah Book House | 489.30 | 303.609 PIN | SIBMH-B-10747 | 20/06/2020 | 699.00 | Books |