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Subject(s)

• War and society [Browse]
• War and civilization [Browse]
• War—History [Browse]

Summary note

In this truly global study, Azar Gat sets out to unravel the 'riddle of war' throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century. - ;Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human civilization? And what of war today - is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing its shape?. In this truly global study of war and civilization, Azar Gat sets out to find definitive answers to these questions i

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 674-807) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• pt. 1. Warfare in the first two million years : environment, genes, and culture
• pt. 2. Agriculture, civilization, and war
• pt. 3. Modernity : the dual face of Janus.

ISBN

• 1-280-75916-X
• 0-19-153225-8
• 1-4294-6021-0

OCLC

609831487

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