War in human civilization /:

In this truly global study, Azar Gat sets out to unravel the 'riddle of war' throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century. - ;Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultura...

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1. Verfasser: Gat, Azar
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Schriftenreihe:OUP E-Books.
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Zusammenfassung:In this truly global study, Azar Gat sets out to unravel the 'riddle of war' throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century. - ;Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human civilization? And what of war today - is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing its shape?. In this truly global study of war and civilization, Azar Gat sets out to find definitive answers to these questions i.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 822 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 674-807) and index.
ISBN:9780191532252
0191532258
9781429460217
1429460210
9786610759163
6610759162