Genetic seeds of warfare: evolution, nationalism, and patriotism

Part 1 Ultimate evolutionary strategies: inclusive fitness and in-group amity groups as forces of selection and out-group enmity. Part 2 Emergent psychological strategies: epigenesis and channelled cognition identification mechanism - the critical linkage. Part 3 Reinterpreting the empirical record: African coups d'etat nationalism and patriotism. Part 4 Mobilizing for action: on biases, blinders and dead ends the policy frontier - does peace have a chance?. Appendices: 1 - a cost/benefit model applicable to ethnic conflict 2 - incest avoidance and early warfare.