Rethinking military history / Jeremy Black.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Jeremy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military history--Study and teaching.

Military history.

Political violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rethinking Military History is a bold new 'thought book' that reconsiders military history at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The chapters provide a valuable and concise survey of the main themes in the study of military history from 1500 to the present day as Jeremy Black reveals the main trends in the practice and approach to military history and proposes a new manifesto for the subject to move forward.This must-read study demonstrates the limitations of current approaches, including common generalizations, omissions, and over-simplications. Engaging the

Contents:

Cover; Rethinking Military History; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The sound of guns: military history today; 3 Redressing Eurocentricism; 4 Qualifying technology; 5 Setting military objectives; 6 1500-1815; 7 1775-1918; 8 1914-today; 9 Conclusions; Selected bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-47701-5

0-429-23034-6

1-280-10397-3

0-203-33746-8

1-134-47702-3

1-299-14016-5

9780429230349

OCLC:

437058978