An End To Murder

An end to murder?
Human history can be seen as a catalogue of cold-hearted murders, mindless blood-feuds, appalling massacres and devastating wars. Our ingrained habit of conflict constitutes the chief threat to the survival of our species. But, with developments in forensic science and modern psychology, and with raised education levels throughout the world, might it soon be possible to rein in humanity's homicidal habits?
In this fascinating exploration of human nature Colin and Damon Wilson offer an analysis of the overall spectrum of human violence throughout our history - from the first hominids to the twenty-first century, and explore the latest psychological, forensic and social attempts to understand and curb modern human violence. They also explore the possibility that humankind is on the verge of a fundamental change: that the internet and the greater freedom of information it has brought is leading, gradually, to a profoundly more civilised world than at any time in the past.

COLIN WILSON, renowned criminologist and TV and radio personality was one of the most popular and respected writers on both criminology and psychology. He was the best-selling author of over 60 books, including The Outsider, A Criminal History of Mankind, A Plague of Murder, The Mammoth Book of True Crime and many other works of non-fiction and fiction.
DAMON WILSON is the author of a number of books including The Crime Archives and The Mammoth Book of Prophecies. He is the co-author, with Colin Wilson, of The Mammoth Book of the Supernatural.