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The causes of war and the spread of peace : but will war rebound?
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The causes of war and the spread of peace : but will war rebound? / Azar Gat.
ISBN
9780198795025
0198795025
Edition
First edition.
Publication
Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Physical Description
xiv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Summary
The causes of war - why people fight - is one of the big questions of human existence. Azar Gat's book, ranging from the beginning of prehistory to the 21st century, offers a definitive answer to the lingering mystery.
Variant and related titles
Causes of war & the spread of peace.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 20, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I. Past imperfect: prehistory and history
When did it all begin?
Why people fought in the evolutionary state of nature
The clash of the state-leviathans
Part II. Flaws and miconceptions in disciplinary grand theories
Anthropology: why people fought (if they did)
The causes of war (or their absence) in international relations theory
Part III. The modernization peace
Has war been declining - and why?
Challenges to the modernization peace: past and future
Conclusion: the logic of war and peace.
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