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Autore |
Black Jeremy <1955-> |
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Titolo |
Why wars happen [[electronic resource] /] / Jeremy Black |
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London, : Reaktion Books, 1998 |
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ISBN |
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9781861894151 |
9786612264122 |
1-86189-415-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military history, Modern |
War |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-263) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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