A Global History of War : From Assyria to the Twenty-First Century / Gérard Chaliand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chaliand, Gérard, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War.

Strategy--History.

Strategy.

War--History.

War and civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While many books examine specific wars, few study the history of war worldwide and from an evolutionary perspective. A Global History of War is one of the first works to focus not on the impact of war on civilizations, but rather on how civilizations impact the art and execution of war. World-renowned scholar Gérard Chaliand concentrates on the peoples and cultures who have determined how war is conducted and reveals the lasting historical consequences of combat, offering a unique picture of the major geopolitical and civilizational clashes that have rocked our common history and made us who we are today. Chaliand's questions provoke a new understanding of the development of armed conflict. How did the foremost non-European empires rise and fall? What critical role did the nomads of the Eurasian steppes and their descendants play? Chaliand illuminates the military cultures and martial traditions of the great Eurasian empires, including Turkey, China, Iran, and Mongolia. Based on fifteen years of research, this book provides a novel military and strategic perspective on the crises and conflicts that have shaped the current world order.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Maps

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. Overview

Chapter 2. The First Military Empire

Chapter 3. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire

Chapter 4. The Arabs

Chapter 5. The Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes

Chapter 6. The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades

Chapter 7. The Mongol Empire

Chapter 8. Timur the Lame

Chapter 9. The Ottomans

Chapter 10. Safavid Persia

Chapter 11. The Ming and Chinese Politico-Military Traditions

Chapter 12. The Manchu and the End of the Nomads

Chapter 13. The Mughals and Islam in India

Chapter 14. Russia and the End of the Tatars

Chapter 15. The Ascent of Europe

Chapter 16. The Time of Revolutions

Chapter 17. Guerrilla Warfare

Chapter 18. From Total War to Asymmetrical Conflict

Chapter 19. Conclusion

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520959439

0520959434

OCLC:

890529405