Warfare and Culture in World History

by José van Dijck

Book Overview

It has long been acknowledged that the study of war and warfare demands careful consideration of technology, institutions, social organization, and more. But, for some, the so-called "war and society" approach increasingly included everything but explained nothing, because it all too often seemed to ignore the events on the battlefield itself.

The military historians in Warfare and Culture in World History return us to the battlefield, but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814752780
• ISBN13: 9780814752784
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"