War: A Short History

By Jeremy Black

Book Overview

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 thorough consideration of a monumentally significant aspect of human history.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826422764
• ISBN13: 9780826422767
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.5"