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The Shortest History of War (Shortest Histories Book 4)
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Wydawca: Old Street Publishing
Data wydania: 08.02.2022
Seria: Shortest Histories
Typ okładki:miękka okładka
EAN: 9781913083236
Opis
Opis
From the first armies to clashes of drones and 'dirty bombs', this is eye-opening, big-picture stuff'' - BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE
In this addition to the bestselling 'shortest history' series, acclaimed historian and military expert Gwynne Dyer tells the story of war from its prehistoric – perhaps pre-human – origins up to the present age of algorithms and atom bombs. Dyer chronicles the spread of warfare in the world's first cities; the seemingly inexorable rise of inequality and tyranny as human societies expand; the millennium-long 'classical age' of combat ended by the firearm and the carnage of the Thirty Years' War; the brief ensuing interlude of 'limited war' before the popular revolutions of the 18th century ushered in an era of total war – itself abruptly halted by Hiroshima. The final chapters deal with the precarious equilibrium of the past 75 years – the longest period of peace between major powers in modern history – and with the looming threats posed by nuclear proliferation, superpower rivalry and climate change.
'Provocative, agile and very well argued, with an a-ha! moment on nearly every page' - KIRKUS REVIEWS
In this addition to the bestselling 'shortest history' series, acclaimed historian and military expert Gwynne Dyer tells the story of war from its prehistoric – perhaps pre-human – origins up to the present age of algorithms and atom bombs. Dyer chronicles the spread of warfare in the world's first cities; the seemingly inexorable rise of inequality and tyranny as human societies expand; the millennium-long 'classical age' of combat ended by the firearm and the carnage of the Thirty Years' War; the brief ensuing interlude of 'limited war' before the popular revolutions of the 18th century ushered in an era of total war – itself abruptly halted by Hiroshima. The final chapters deal with the precarious equilibrium of the past 75 years – the longest period of peace between major powers in modern history – and with the looming threats posed by nuclear proliferation, superpower rivalry and climate change.
'Provocative, agile and very well argued, with an a-ha! moment on nearly every page' - KIRKUS REVIEWS
Szczegóły
Szczegóły
Data wydania: 08.02.2022
Liczba stron: 256
Wymiary: 12.9x19.8
Typ okładki:miękka okładka
Wydawca: Old Street Publishing
Autor:
Seria: Shortest Histories
Tytuł:The Shortest History of War (Shortest Histories Book 4)
EAN: 9781913083236
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