War : a short history

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War : a short history

Jeremy Black

Continuum, 2010, c2009

  • : PB

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注記

First published: 2009

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-172) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

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.

目次

  • 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.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB12511256
  • ISBN
    • 9781441155412
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    London ; New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    viii, 184 p.
  • 大きさ
    22 cm
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