War.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Jeremy.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

War

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover Page

Halftitle Page

Dedication

Title Page

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1 Until the 'Barbarian' Invasions

2 From the Creation of the Islamic World to the Start of European Transoceanic Expansion, 630-1490

3 The Gunpowder Empires of the Early-Modern World, 1490-1630

4 From the Mid-Seventeenth Century Crisis to the Age of Revolutions, 1630-1800

5 The World of the European Empires, 1800-1950

6 To the Present, 1950-

7 Conclusions: Assessing War

Selected Further Reading

Index

Imprint Page.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-306-72126-1

OCLC:

870245764