War: a short history
This concise history of war examines non-western as well as western traditions. The history of war is inextricably bound to the history of the world. Through an exploration of 'world-scale' issues of warfare, presented chronologically, the author illustrates this fact while offering interpretations of war.
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- Full title :War : a short history / Jeremy Black.
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This concise history of war examines non-western as well as western traditions. The history of war is inextricably bound to the history of the world. Through an exploration of 'world-scale' issues of warfare, presented chronologically, the author illustrates this fact while offering interpretations of war.
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- Publication Date:2009.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Continuum
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:viii, 184 pages ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780826422767, 0826422764, 9781441155412, 1441155414
- oclc:ocn277204395
- LC Classification:U27
- Dewey Decimal:355.02
Table of Contents
Until the "barbarian" invasions -- From the creation of the Islamic world to the start of European transoceanic expansion, 630-1490 -- The gunpowder empires of the early-modern world, 1490-1630 -- From the mid-seventeenth century crisis to the age of revolutions, 1630-1800 -- The world of the European empires, 1800-1950 -- To the present, 1950- -- Assessing war.
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