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by Azar Gat


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Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human civilization? And what of war today--is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing its shape? In this sweeping study of war and civilization, Azar Gat sets out to find definitive answers to these questions in an attempt 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. In the process, the book generates an astonishing wealth of original and fascinating insights on all major aspects of humankind's remarkable journey through the ages, engaging a wide range of disciplines, from anthropology and evolutionary psychology to sociology and political science. Written with remarkable verve and clarity and wholly free from jargon, it will be of interest to anyone who has ever pondered the puzzle of war.

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Is war grounded, perhaps inescapably, in human nature?

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  • Title War in Human Civilization
  • Author Azar Gat
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 840
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford
  • Date May 24, 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780199236633 / 0199236631
  • Weight 2.75 lbs (1.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.17 x 6.26 x 1.63 in (23.29 x 15.90 x 4.14 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects War and society, War - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008274283
  • Dewey Decimal Code 303.66

About the author


Azar Gat is Ezer Weitzman Professor of National Security in the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University. He has published widely in the field of military strategy and thought, including A History of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Cold War.
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