A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace

by Jonathan Holslag

Book Overview

A three-thousand year history of the world that examines the causes of war and the search for peace

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241395569
• ISBN13: 9780241395561
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 7.1"