War in the Modern World, 1990-2014
In War in the Modern World, 1990-2014, Jeremy Black looks at the most modern of conflicts from the perspective that war is a central feature of the modern world. Arguing that understanding non-Western developments is crucial if the potential of Western war-making is to be assessed accurately, the book also asserts that knowing the history of conflict can only help future generations. Black argues for the need to emphasise the variety of military circumstances, as well as the extent to which the understanding of force and the definitions of victory and defeat are guided by cultural assumptions. War has a multi-faceted impact in the modern worl…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-317-62164-5
- EAN: 9781317621645
- Produktnummer: 17043750
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 176 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'570 KB
Über den Autor
Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is a leading military historian whose books include War and Technology (2013), War and the Cultural Turn (2011), A History of Diplomacy (2010), European Warfare in Global Context, 1660-1815 (2007) and Rethinking Military History (2004), and is editor of the Routledge Warfare and History series.
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