War : (Record no. 6303)
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fixed length control field | 00796cam a2200145 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 0786715383 (hbk): |
Terms of availability | 30.00 USD |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | DYER Gwynne |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | War : |
Remainder of title | the lethal custom / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Gwynne Dyer |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Carroll & Graf, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2005 |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
Edition statement | rev ed. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 484 p. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | A study of the evolution of war throughout human history which shows that the purpose of war has remained unchanged whereas the technology has altered so much that in a modern full scale conflict millions would die almost immediately. Asks whether mankind is capable of abolishing war, whether terrorism actually serves existing militaries and what effect mass communication technologies might have on the control of conflict. First published 1985. |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | WAR |
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) | |
i | 20332-1001 |
r | Y |
s | Y |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Dewey Decimal Classification | Mindef Library & Info Centre | Mindef Library & Info Centre | On-Shelf | 26/08/2006 | 355.009 DYE | 20332-1001 | 03/01/2024 | 1 | 03/01/2024 | Book |