| Autore |
Centeno Miguel Angel <1957->
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Cambridge, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Polity, , 2016
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (217 pages)
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| Disciplina |
303.6/6
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| Collana |
Political Sociology Series
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| Soggetto topico |
War and society
War - Causes
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| ISBN |
1-5095-0822-8
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| Classificazione |
POL034000
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: The Nature of War Violence and Aggression War as Organized Violence A Paradox of War: Organization and Anarchy War as a Human Construct The Causes of War Explaining War Chapter 2: War of the Warrior The Horror of Battle Brutality Making Warriors Military Values Duty and Discipline Chapter 3: War of Armies Origins of Battle The Phalanx, the Fleet, and the Legion The Return of the Horse Military Revolution: Gunpowder The Birth of Total War: Napoleon's Revolution and the American Civil War A Century of War Explaining the Progress of War Chapter 4: War of Societies Conquest Genocide Strategic Bombing Nuclear Armageddon Chapter 5: How Wars Build Wars and Big Outcomes Militaries and the Individual Chapter 6: War and Society in the Twenty-First century The End of Empires The Limits of Firepower: Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq Who Will Serve? The Changing Demographics of the Military Conclusion References.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156233703321 |
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