Azar Gat (Tel Aviv Un Ezer Weitzman Professor of National Security

Gebundenes Buch

The Causes of War and the Spread of Peace

But Will War Rebound?

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Azar Gat is Ezer Weitzman Professor of National Security in the School of Political Science, Government, and International Affairs at Tel Aviv University. His most recent books include: Victorious and Vulnerable: Why Democracy Won in the 20th Century and How It is still Imperiled (Hoover, 2010); and Nations: The Long History and Deep Roots of Political Ethnicity and Nationalism (CUP, 2013; with Alexander Yakobson). His War in Human Civilization (OUP, 2006) was named one of the best books of the year by the Times Literary Supplement. His books have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Greek, Turkish, and Hebrew.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 159mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9780198795025
• ISBN-10: 0198795025
• Artikelnr.: 47209307