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020 _a0199262136 (hbk) :
_c35.00USD
100 1 _aGAT Azar
245 _aWar in human civilization/
_cAzar Gat
260 _aNew York :
_bOxford Univ Press,
_c2006
300 _a848 p.
520 _aA social history of war throughout human society which argues that violent conflict has been a feature of human life as far back as it can be traced. The modern era of relative peace reflects the lower individual risk of violence resulting from people living in state based societies, but it is said this should not be taken to mean that modern liberal democracies at peace with one another will become the norm.
650 _aWAR
_xSOCIOLOGY
650 _aWAR
_xHISTORY
650 _aWAR AND SOCIETY
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