{"product_id":"the-professor-in-the-cage-why-men-fight-and-why-we-like-to-watch-paperback","title":"The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Gottschall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn English professor starts training in mixed martial arts, exploring the science and history behind the violence of men\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym opens across the street from his office, Jonathan Gottschall sees a challenge. Pushing forty, out of shape, and disenchanted with his job as an adjunct English professor, he works up his nerve and finds himself training for an all-out cage fight. He sees it not just as a personal test, but also as an opportunity to answer questions that have intrigued him for years: Why do men fight? And why do so many seemingly decent people love to watch? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Professor in the Cage\u003c\/i\u003e, Gottschall's unlikely journey from the college classroom to the fighting cage drives an important new investigation into the science and history of violence. The surging popularity of MMA--a full-contact sport in which fighters punch, choke, and kick each other into submission--is just one example of our species' insatiable interest both in violence and in the rituals that keep violence in check. From duels to football to the roughhousing of children, humans are masters of what Gottschall calls the monkey dance: a dizzying variety of rule-bound contests that establish hierarchies while minimizing risk and social disorder. Gottschall's unsparing odyssey--through extremes of pain, occasional humiliation, his wife's incredulity, and ultimately his own cage fight--opens his, and our, eyes to the uncomfortable truth that, as brutal as these contests can be, the world would be a much more chaotic and dangerous place without them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Gottschall\u003c\/b\u003e is a distinguished research fellow in the English Department at Washington \u0026amp; Jefferson College. His research has been covered in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, and on NPR. His blog, \u003ci\u003eThe Storytelling Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, is featured at \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e. His book, \u003ci\u003eThe Storytelling Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice selection and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750092472608,"sku":"9780143108054","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ebcf45f6ba32d9d128b8865165e8a39a.webp?v=1779942720","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-professor-in-the-cage-why-men-fight-and-why-we-like-to-watch-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}