War: a short history

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In this concise history of war, Jeremy Black ranges widely, giving due attention to non-western as well as western traditions. The history of war is inextricably bound to the history of the world. Through a detailed exploration of 'world-scale' issues of warfare, presented within a chronological framework that spans human history, Jeremy Black skilfully illustrates this fact whilst providing the reader with other astute insights and compelling interpretations of war. War: A Short History is a d…

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Full title :War : a short history / Jeremy Black.

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Publication Date:©2009

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bloomsbury
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009

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"First published in 2009 by Continuum"--Title page verso

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (193 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781472578129, 1472578120
oclc:ocn872679699
LC Classification:U21.2
Dewey Decimal:355.0209

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Until the 'Barbarian' Invasions; 2 From the Creation of the Islamic World to the Start of European Transoceanic Expansion, 630-1490; 3 The Gunpowder Empires of the Early-Modern World, 1490-1630; 4 From the Mid-Seventeenth Century Crisis to the Age of Revolutions, 1630-1800; 5 The World of the European Empires, 1800-1950; 6 To the Present, 1950-; 7 Conclusions: Assessing War; Selected Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.