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The Mark of Cain - War and the Human Condition

Anglais · Livre Relié

Expédition généralement dans un délai de 1 à 3 semaines (ne peut pas être livré de suite)

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A Sunday Times best book for Autumn 2020 The time since the Second World War has been seen by some as the longest uninterrupted period of harmony in human history: the ''long peace'', as Stephen Pinker called it. But despite this, there has been a military conflict ongoing every year since 1945. The same can be said for every century of recorded history. Is war, therefore, an essential part of being human? In War , Professor Margaret MacMillan explores the deep links between society and war and the questions they raise. We learn when war began - whether among early homo sapiens or later, as we began to organise ourselves into tribes and settle in communities. We see the ways in which war reflects changing societies and how war has brought change - for better and worse. Economies, science, technology, medicine, culture: all are instrumental in war and have been shaped by it - without conflict it we might not have had penicillin, female emancipation, radar or rockets. Throughout history, writers, artists, film-makers, playwrights, and composers have been inspired by war - whether to condemn, exalt or simply puzzle about it. If we are never to be rid of war, how should we think about it and what does that mean for peace?

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Auteurs Margaret MacMillan, MacMillan Margaret
Edition Profile Books
 
Langues Anglais
Format d'édition Livre Relié
Sortie 31.10.2020
 
EAN 9781788162562
ISBN 978-1-78816-256-2
Pages 320
Dimensions 162 mm x 240 mm x 32 mm
Catégories Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres

military history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Warfare and defence, Violence and abuse in society

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