War & society, Miguel A. Centeno, Elaine Enriquez

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War & society, Miguel A. Centeno, Elaine Enriquez

Statement of responsibility

Miguel A. Centeno, Elaine Enriquez

Instantiates

• War & society

Publication

• Cambridge, UK | Malden, MA, Polity Press, 2016

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Carrier category

volume

Carrier category code

• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier.

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent.

Contents

Chapter 1: The Nature of War Violence and Aggression War as Organized Violence A Paradox of War: Organization and Anarchy War as a Human Construct The Causes of War Explaining War Chapter 2: War of the Warrior The Horror of Battle Brutality Making Warriors Military Values Duty and Discipline Chapter 3: War of Armies Origins of Battle The Phalanx, the Fleet, and the Legion The Return of the Horse Military Revolution: Gunpowder The Birth of Total War: Napoleon's Revolution and the American Civil War A Century of War Explaining the Progress of War Chapter 4: War of Societies Conquest Genocide Strategic Bombing Nuclear Armageddon Chapter 5: How Wars Build Wars and Big Outcomes Militaries and the Individual Chapter 6: War and Society in the Twenty-First century The End of Empires The Limits of Firepower: Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq Who Will Serve? The Changing Demographics of the Military Conclusion References

Control code

FIEb17824746

Dimensions

21 cm.

Extent

vii, 224 pages

Isbn

9780745645803

Media category

unmediated

Media MARC source

rdamedia.

Media type code

• n

Record ID

u321283

System control number

(OCoLC)921167146