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Titolo |
War : a short history |
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London, : Bloomsbury, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-4411-7953-4 |
1-4725-7812-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Soggetti |
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War - History |
Krigshistorie |
Krigsvidenskab |
Verdenshistorie |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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GOBI |
"First published in 2009 by Continuum"--Title page verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 o |
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