Stephen M Younger
Biographic Data
| ID | 9353734 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen M Younger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen M |
| FAMILY NAME | Younger |
| SIGNATURE | YOUNGER S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Violence and Warfare in Precontact Melanesia
Levels of interpersonal violence and warfare for 30 Melanesian societies at the time of contact with Europeans are estimated based on ethnographic and historical records. While violence was common in indigenous Melanesia, it was not ubiquitous and some societies experienced extended periods of internal and external peace. Interpersonal violence and warfare were correlated-when one occurred there was a high probability of finding the other. Violen…
Conditions and Mechanisms for Peace in Precontact Polynesia
An examination of interpersonal and intergroup violence in a selection of precontact Polynesian islands suggests that violence was lowest when two conditions were met. First, most peaceful islands had populations under about 1,000 people. Second, within this group, the most peaceful societies were those located more than 100 km from their nearest neighbor. The mechanisms by which peace was maintained in small societies included some measure of eg…
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Conditions and Mechanisms for Peace in Precontact Polynesia
An examination of interpersonal and intergroup violence in a selection of precontact Polynesian islands suggests that violence was lowest when two conditions were met. First, most peaceful islands had populations under about 1,000 people. Second, within this group, the most peaceful societies were those located more than 100 km from their nearest neighbor. The mechanisms by which peace was maintained in small societies included some measure of eg…
Violence and Warfare in Precontact Melanesia
Levels of interpersonal violence and warfare for 30 Melanesian societies at the time of contact with Europeans are estimated based on ethnographic and historical records. While violence was common in indigenous Melanesia, it was not ubiquitous and some societies experienced extended periods of internal and external peace. Interpersonal violence and warfare were correlated-when one occurred there was a high probability of finding the other. Violen…
Criminology (2 works) · Interpersonal violence (2 works) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (2 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Suicide prevention (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 work)