The causes of war and the spread of peace : but will war rebound? / Azar Gat.

By: Gat, Azar Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2017 Description: xiv, 303 p. : il ; 25 cmISBN: 9780198795025Subject(s): Guerra

Contents:

Part I. Past imperfect: prehistory and history -- When did it all begin? -- Why people fought in the evolutionary state of nature -- The clash of the state-leviathans -- Part II. Flaws and miconceptions in disciplinary grand theories -- Anthropology: why people fought (if they did) -- The causes of war (or their absence) in international relations theory -- Part III. The modernization peace -- Has war been declining - and why? -- Challenges to the modernization peace: past and future -- Conclusion: the logic of war and peace.

Summary: The causes of war - why people fight - is one of the big questions of human existence. Azar Gat's book, ranging from the beginning of prehistory to the 21st century, offers a definitive answer to the lingering mystery.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Monografías	Biblioteca Central del MAEC Depósito	59162	Available		1071333

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-297) and index.

The causes of war - why people fight - is one of the big questions of human existence. Azar Gat's book, ranging from the beginning of prehistory to the 21st century, offers a definitive answer to the lingering mystery.