{"product_id":"natural-security-9780520253476","title":"Natural Security","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsiders how models and ideas from evolutionary biology can improve national security strategies ranging from risk assessment, security analysis, and public policy to long-term strategic goals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engaging ... A stimulating read. It opens the door to an exciting merger between political science and evolutionary theory.\" Nature \"This book deserves a broad, interdisciplinary readership... It also illustrates how applied knowledge of evolution can promote human well-being.\" Qtly Review Of Biology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors vii Acknowledgments ix  Part One: Introduction  1. The Origins of Natural Security 3 Raphael D. Sagarin  2. Living with Risk 14 Terrence Taylor  Part Two: Life History and Security  3. Security, Unpredictability, and Evolution: 25 Policy and the History of Life Geerat J. Vermeij  4. From Bacteria to Belief: Immunity and Security 42 Luis P. Villarreal  Part Three: Security Today  5. Corporations and Bureaucracies under a Biological Lens 71 Elizabeth M. Prescott  6. Selection, Security, and Evolutionary International Relations 86 Gregory P. Dietl  Part Four: Evolution's Imprint: Psychology and the Roots of Terrorism  7. Militants and Martyrs: Evolutionary Perspectives on 105 Religion and Terrorism Richard Sosis and Candace S. Alcorta  8. Causes of and Solutions of Islamic Fundamentalist 125 Terrorism Bradley A. Thayer  9. The Power of Moral Belief 141 Scott Atran  Part Five: Ecology and Security  10. Fourteen Security Lessons from Antipredator Behavior 147 Daniel T. Blumstein  11. Population Models and Counterinsurgency Strategies 159 Dominic D. P. Johnson and Joshua S. Madin  12. The Infectiousness of Terrorist Ideology: 186 Insights from Ecology and Epidemiology Kevin D. Lafferty, Katherine F. Smith, and Elizabeth M. P. Madin  Part Six: Synthesis  13. Paradigm Shifts in Security Strategy: 209 Why Does It Take Disasters to Trigger Change? Dominic D. P. Johnson and Elizabeth M. P. Madin  14. Network Analysis Links Parts to the Whole 240 Ferenc Jordan  15. A Holistic View of Natural Security 261 Raphael D. Sagarin  Index 279","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49909384970583,"sku":"9780520253476","price":56.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520253476.jpg?v=1738271674","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/natural-security-9780520253476","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}