UID:
edocfu_9959238312202883
Format:
1 online resource (269 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-47701-5
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0-429-23034-6
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1-280-10397-3
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0-203-33746-8
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1-134-47702-3
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1-299-14016-5
Content:
Rethinking Military History is a bold new 'thought book' that reconsiders military history at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The chapters provide a valuable and concise survey of the main themes in the study of military history from 1500 to the present day as Jeremy Black reveals the main trends in the practice and approach to military history and proposes a new manifesto for the subject to move forward.This must-read study demonstrates the limitations of current approaches, including common generalizations, omissions, and over-simplications. Engaging the
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Rethinking Military History; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The sound of guns: military history today; 3 Redressing Eurocentricism; 4 Qualifying technology; 5 Setting military objectives; 6 1500-1815; 7 1775-1918; 8 1914-today; 9 Conclusions; Selected bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-27534-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-27533-4
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203337462
