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War in Human Civilization

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Availability:In StockContributor:Azar GatPublish date:2008-04-15Pages:840
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199236633ISBN-10:199236631UPC:9780199236633Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, CivilizationSize:9.17 x 6.26 x 1.63 inchesWeight:2.7536Product ID:SCJFXGDS1D
Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human civilization? And what of war today--is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing its shape?

In this sweeping study of war and civilization, Azar Gat sets out to find definitive answers to these questions in an attempt to unravel the riddle of war throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century. In the process, the book generates an astonishing wealth of original and fascinating insights on all major aspects of humankind's remarkable journey through the ages, engaging a wide range of disciplines, from anthropology and evolutionary psychology to sociology and political science. Written with remarkable verve and clarity and wholly free from jargon, it will be of interest to anyone who has ever pondered the puzzle of war.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199236633ISBN-10:199236631UPC:9780199236633Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Military, CivilizationSize:9.17 x 6.26 x 1.63 inchesWeight:2.7536Product ID:SCJFXGDS1D
Azar Gat is Ezer Weitzman Professor of National Security in the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University. He has published widely in the field of military strategy and thought, including A History of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Cold War.
Publisher: Oxford University Press

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