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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144102003321

Autore

Black Jeremy

Titolo

Why wars happen / / Jeremy Black

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion Books, 1998

ISBN

9781861894151

9786612264122

1-86189-415-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

RB-Globalities

Disciplina

355.027

904/.7

909

Soggetti

Military history, Modern

War

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-263) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 1450-1650: An Age of Expansion; 2 1650-1775: An Age of Limited War?; 3 1775-1914: Wars of Revolution and Nationalism; 4 1783-1914: Wars of Imperialism; 5 1914-45: Total War; 6 1945-90: Cold War and the Wars of Decolonization; 7 1990-: War Today; 8 Conclusion; SELECTED FURTHER READING; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Why Wars Happen is a groundbreaking inquiry into the crucial yet surprisingly understudied question of why wars occur. Jeremy Black, one of Britain's foremost military historians, presents an interdisciplinary study that draws on subjects such as history, political science, and international relations and marshals a vast range of material with global examples spanning from the fifteenth century to today.Black examines several major modern wars in their historical contexts, taking into account cultural differences and various conflict theories. He analyzes the three main types of war-between cu