This interdisciplinary book assesses the causes of war, considering what war actually is-key for understanding its causes. Black marshals global examples from the fifteenth century to the present, analyzing the three main types of war-between cultures, within cultures, and civil-emphasizing the social and cultural factors leading to conflict.
This interdisciplinary book assesses the causes of war, considering what war actually is-key for understanding its causes. Black marshals global examples from the fifteenth century to the present, analyzing the three main types of war-between cultures, within cultures, and civil-emphasizing the social and cultural factors leading to conflict.
Jeremy Black is professor emeritus of history at Exeter University and a 2018 Templeton Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute. His many books on modern war include The Age of Total War, A Century of Conflict: War, 1914-2014, and War and the World, 1450-2000.
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Abbreviations Preface 1 What Is War? 2 To 1500 3 War, 1500-1650 4 Limited War? 1650-1790 5 Imperialism and Revolutions, 1790-1913 6 World War I and Its Sequel, 1914-30 7 World War II and Its Origins, 1931-45 8 The Age of the Cold War, 1946-89 9 War since the Cold War, 1990- 10 Into the Future 11 Conclusions Selected Further Reading About the Author
Abbreviations Preface 1 What Is War? 2 To 1500 3 War, 1500-1650 4 Limited War? 1650-1790 5 Imperialism and Revolutions, 1790-1913 6 World War I and Its Sequel, 1914-30 7 World War II and Its Origins, 1931-45 8 The Age of the Cold War, 1946-89 9 War since the Cold War, 1990- 10 Into the Future 11 Conclusions Selected Further Reading About the Author
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