{"product_id":"9781441179531","title":"War: A Short History","description":"In this concise history of war, Jeremy Black ranges widely, giving due attention to non-western as well as western traditions. The history of war is inextricably bound to the history of the world. Through a detailed exploration of 'world-scale' issues of warfare, presented within a chronological framework that spans human history, Jeremy Black skilfully illustrates this fact whilst providing the reader with other astute insights and compelling interpretations of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWar: A Short History is a dramatic move away from the formulaic, western approach to military history. Too narrow in its focus on wars specific to the west and too simple because of an over-reliance on a technologically-deterministic reading of warfare, this approach has been rejected by Jeremy Black in favour of a global model that takes all factors into account when considering the strengths and weaknesses of a particular military tradition. This is a book that is as important for its relevance to current world issues of conflict as it is for its thorough consideration of a monumentally significant aspect of human history. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ehttp:\/\/history.black.continuumbooks.com","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140104503536,"sku":"9781441179531","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441179531_p0.jpg?v=1763794278","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441179531","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}