Books like The rape of the APE (American Puritan ethic) by Allan Sherman

Steven Pinker challenges the century-old belief that the human mind has no innate traits, arguing that acknowledging our biological foundations is essential for understanding politics, violence, parenting, and the arts.

Michel Foucault’s seminal work traces the evolution of punishment and surveillance, revealing how modern societies exercise power through disciplinary institutions such as prisons, schools, and hospitals.

Hannah Arendt’s seminal study charts the rise of totalitarianism from 19th‑century anti‑Semitism and European colonialism to the emergence of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, examining propaganda, terror, and mass mobilization.

Barry Glassner analyzes how politicians, advocacy groups, and the media amplify crime, drug, and disease fears to shape public opinion and profit, urging a return to rationality.

Randy Thornhill applies evolutionary biology to explain the origins of rape, arguing it may be an evolved adaptation or a by‑product, and proposes prevention strategies grounded in this perspective.

A lively, comedic chronicle tracing the evolution of sex and morality across human history, showcasing how cultural norms and attitudes toward romantic and sexual behavior have changed over time.

This monumental work, complete here in one volume, undertakes to determine scientifically what distinctive personality traits characterize the phenomenon of prejudice. The authors' purpose is to discover the social psychological factors which have made it possible for the authoritarian type of man - a new concept of an "anthropological" species - to threaten the survival of the individualistic and democratic type prevalent in the past century and a half of our civilization. The book mobilizes the skills of the different branches of the social sciences in one common research program. Experts in the fields of social theory and depth psychology, depth analysis, clinical psychology, political sociology and projective testing have pooled their methods and resources. Working in the closest cooperation, they here present a detailed picture of the authoritarian type of man. By isolating the destructive germ of the authoritarian personality, the book lays a major foundation for long-range attack upon the anti-democratic forces in modern society. (from the back cover.)