| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 822 pages) : illustrations |
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OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
pt. 1. Warfare in the first two million years : environment, genes, and culture -- pt. 2. Agriculture, civilization, and war -- pt. 3. Modernity : the dual face of Janus |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 674-807) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
War and society.
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War and civilization.
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War -- History
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REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers.
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REFERENCE.
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REFERENCE -- Trivia.
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REFERENCE -- Curiosities & Wonders.
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War
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War and civilization
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War and society
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Oorlog.
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Oorlogvoering.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191532252 |
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0191532258 |
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9781429460217 |
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1429460210 |
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9786610759163 |
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6610759162 |
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