Payback Why We Retaliate, Redirect Aggression, and Take Revenge

"Overall, this is an interesting and original book--well written and jargon free. For biologists, psychologists, sociologists, and political scientists, as well as generalists who are intestered in such areas." --Library Journal
"Beautifully and elegantly written with an extraordinary breadth of information, Payback is both enlightening and enriching to read for a wide range of scholars interested in animal and human behavior." -- Lixing Sun, review in Evolutionary Psychology "The desire for vengeance is deep-rooted, as the evolutionary biologist David Barash and psychiatrist Judith Lipton, who are married, note in their fascinating new book Payback: Why We Retaliate, Redirect Aggression, and Take Revenge (Oxford University Press, 2011). Not just humans but many animals retaliate against those who threaten or harm them, Barash and Lipton point out." --John Horgan, Scientific American
"The authors use interesting examples from across times and cultures to illustrate their points throughout the book." -- Helen C. Harton and Zackary Lemka, PsycCRITIQUES