In this concise history of war, Jeremy Black ranges widely, giving due attention to nonwestern as well as western traditions. The history of war is inextricably bound to the history of the world. Through a detailed exploration of worldscale 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 overreliance on a technologicallydeterministic 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.

Binding: Paperback;194 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: N/A; Weight: 352.24 g; Dimensions: N/A

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