LEADER 02512nam 22005774 450 001 996339091103316 005 20220519105121.0 010 $a9781861894151 010 $a9786612264122 010 $a1-86189-415-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000550876 035 $a(EBL)368646 035 $a(OCoLC)437236580 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000344485 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12107043 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344485 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10306557 035 $a(PQKB)11318744 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC368646 035 $a(PPN)223844845 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000550876 100 $a19980210d1998 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy wars happen$b[electronic resource] /$fJeremy Black 210 $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (274 p.) 225 1 $aRB-Globalities 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86189-017-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-263) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aWhy Wars Happen is a groundbreaking inquiry into the crucial yet surprisingly understudied question of why wars occur. Jeremy Black, one of Britain's foremost military historians, presents an interdisciplinary study that draws on subjects such as history, political science, and international relations and marshals a vast range of material with global examples spanning from the fifteenth century to today.Black examines several major modern wars in their historical contexts, taking into account cultural differences and various conflict theories. He analyzes the three main types of war-between cu 410 0$aRB-Globalities 606 $aMilitary history, Modern 606 $aWar 615 0$aMilitary history, Modern. 615 0$aWar. 676 $a355.027 676 $a904/.7 676 $a909 700 $aBlack$b Jeremy$f1955-$0144601 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996339091103316 996 $aWhy wars happen$92312904 997 $aUNISA