A Political History of the World - Jonathan Holslag
Three Thousand Years of War and Peace
KORTE INHOUD
In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent over one hundred years at war. The dream of peace has been universal in the history of humanity. So why have we so rarely been able to achieve it? In A Political History of the World, Jonathan Holslag has produced a sweeping history of the world, from the Iron Age to the present, that investigates the causes of conflict between empires, nations and peoples and the attempts at diplomacy and cosmopolitanism. A birds-eye view of three thousand years of history, the book illuminates the forces shaping world politics from Ancient Egypt to the Han Dynasty, the Pax Romana to the rise of Islam, the Peace of Westphalia to the creation of the United Nations. This truly global approach enables Holslag to search for patterns across different eras and regions, and explore larger questions about war, diplomacy, and power. ...
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2019Uitgever: PenguinReeks: Pelican Books656 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0241395569ISBN-13: 9780241395561Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Engelstalige paperback, in zeer goede staat. Naam op titelpagina. ; 2019-11-26; Penguin UK; 656 pagina's; Titel: A Political History of the World - Three Thousand Years of War and Peace; Ref: 229977 / U50P394
