War in human civilization /

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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 cultura...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gat, Azar
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
War and society.
War and civilization.
War > History.
Guerre et société.
Guerre et civilisation.
Guerre > Histoire.
REFERENCE > Questions & Answers.
REFERENCE.
REFERENCE > Trivia.
REFERENCE > Curiosities & Wonders.
War
War and civilization
War and society
Oorlog.
Oorlogvoering.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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