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This is the definitive introductory study of war. Professor Black introduces the subject in a broad manner, ranging across historical time periods and geographical boundaries. 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 dramatic move away from the formulaic, western approach to military history. Too narrow in its focus on wars specific to the west and too simple because of an over-reliance on a technologically-deterministic reading of warfare, this approach has been rejected by Jeremy Black in favour of a global model that takes all factors into account when considering the strengths and weaknesses of a particular military tradition. This is a book that is as important for its relevance to current world issues of conflict as it is for its through consideration of a monumentally significant aspect of human history.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Military history

• Full title: War: A Short History
• Author: Jeremy Black
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• EAN: 9781441155412
• ISBN: 1441155414
• ID: 04425206
• Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
• Weight: 258 g
• Dimensions: 213 × 134 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. April 2010

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