This book is an astonishingly wide-ranging and provocative overview of evolution, human origins and social organization. Breathtaking in its scope, and ranging from the earliest prehistoric period, through the course of the evolution of life on Earth, Death from a Distance presents a startlingly original thesis grounded in contemporary evolutionary theory. It will challenge countless well-entrenched theories about who we are as a species, where we came from and where we are going. Their arguments about the evolution of human sexual mores, language, the role of projectile weaponry in human evolution, and their predictions about the future course of human society are sure to ignite controversy. Yet, the aplomb with which Bingham and Souza present their arguments will give readers a clear appreciation why their undergraduate course is one of the most popular at Stony Brook University.