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.

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. Genovés; 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.