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War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires Peter Hathaway Capstick Telling the story of whatAuthor Contributor(s): Turchin, Peter Publisher: Plume Date: 2 27 2007 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW From the author of End Times In War and Peace and War, Peter Turchin uses his expertise in evolutionary biology to offer a bold new theory about the course of world history. Turchin argues that the key to the formation of an empire is a societys capacity for collective action. He demonstrates that high levels of cooperation are found where people