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Informationen zum Autor Bronislaw Malinowski Klappentext Conflict is central to human history. It is often the cause, course and consequence of social, cultural and political change. Military history therefore has to be more than a technical analysis of armed conflict. War in the Modern World since 1815 addresses war as a cultural phenomenon, discusses its meaning in different societies and explores the various contexts of military action. Each chapter takes a geographic area and provides an in-depth analysis of its military history. Areas and subjects range from Japan and China to Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, breaking away from a Western focus on war history and offering a global perspective. The result is a unique study of war across the world in the last 200 years, showing connections, similarities and contrasts. Zusammenfassung War in the Modern World since 1815 addresses war as a cultural phenomenon, discusses its meaning in different socities and explores the various contexts of military action. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction, Jeremy Black; Chapter 2 Military Mobilization in China, 1840–1949, Hans van de Ven; Chapter 3 South Asia, Douglas Peers; Chapter 4 The Imperial Japanese Army (1868–1945): Origins, Evolution, Legacy, Edward Drea; Chapter 5 The United States Military, 1815–2000, Spencer Tucker; Chapter 6 War in Modern Latin America, Miguel Angel Centeno; Chapter 7 Sub-Saharan African Warfare, John Lamphear; Chapter 8 European Warfare 1815–2000, Peter H. Wilson; Chapter 9 Naval Power and Warfare 1815–2000, Jan Glete; Chapter 10 Air Power and the Modern World, John Buckley;
