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19 avril 2018
- handle: 10670/1.lqq94o
- isbn: 9781783744039
- eisbn: 9791036500817
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Agner Fog, « 2. The Theory of Regal and Kungic Cultures », Open Book Publishers, ID : 10670/1.lqq94o
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2.1. In a nutshell: ‘regal’ and ‘kungic’ explained It is easy to observe that some cultures are warlike and totalitarian while other cultures are peaceful and tolerant. It is more difficult to explain why. Regality theory seeks to explain such cultural differences as adaptations to the different levels of danger and conflict that societies are exposed to. Nobody is born belligerent or peaceful, according to this theory. Instead, humans have evolved a psychological plasticity that shap...