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Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression - Couverture rigide

O'Connell, Robert L.

 
9780195053593: Of Arms and Men: A History of War, Weapons, and Aggression
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195053591 ISBN 13 : 9780195053593
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1989

Synopsis

In this provocative book, Robert O'Connell examines the role and significance of weapons from the dawn of human history to the present, and the attempts of western civilization to come to terms with the grim results of its own inventiveness. This is not simply a history of the technology of weapons. It integrates the evolution of human society with the development of weapons and strategy into a single, coherent story. While primarily historical in his approach, O'Connell also draws upon anthropology, sociology, biology, and literature in his effort to explain certain recurring phenomena of warfare: the human need to dehumanize the enemy; arms races involving weapons which have developed beyond the point of utility; or the ideal of heroism rendered obsolete by deadly new technologies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ph. D. in Military History, University of Virginia

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195053591
ISBN 13 
9780195053593
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
384
Coordonnées du fabricant
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