Isbn: 9780300056655 - lessons of history (16 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The vital questions which confront not only students of war but all concerned with peace and security are, why wars happen; how, if necessary, they should be fought; and above all how they can be prevented.An understanding of these issues] is impossible without some insight into the way in which societies have developed in the past and with them their cultures and their value systems.--Michael Howard This important book by one of the most eminent military historians in the world discusses the processes of historical change that spawned the European wars of the twentieth century. In a series of elegantly written essays, Michael Howard ponders the continuing significance of nationalism and its relationship to the growth of industrial societies, modernization, and war. He explores the conflicting ideologies that arose from industrialism, tracing the development of new political organisms and attitudes as mass communications and universal education raised and transformed the level of political consciousness throughout the world. Howard argues that, although industrialization may tend to reduce belligerence by producing societies dedicated to material welfare rather than heroic achievement, organized violence remains a norm. In an introduction, he links these themes with the emergence of perestroika and glasnost in the Soviet sphere, with the difficulties experienced by Third World countries in creating viable political and economic communities, and with a Western bloc in which social tensions continue to increase.…

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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. Paperback. The Lressons of History. Contents: Introduction. 'The Lessons of History': An Inaugral Lecture Given in the University of Oxford, March 1981. Empires, Nations and Wars. Prussian in European History. Empire, Race and War in Pre-1914 Britain. The Edwardian Arms Race. Men Against Fire: The Doctrine of the Offensive in 1914. Europe on the Eve of the First World War. 1945 - End of an Era? Ideology and International Relations. Churchill and the Era of National Unity. War and Social Change. Military Experience in Eruopean Literature. Structure and Process in History: A Valedictory Lecture Given in the University of Oxford, May 1989. Attibutions. Notes. Index. 217 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).…

, Softcover/Paperback. Zustand: Gut. Auflage: Reprint. 224 Seiten Fresh and clean copy in good condition. Frisches und sauberes Exemplar in gutem Zustand. Contents: Introduction - The Lessons of History: An Inaugural Lecture given in the University of Oxford, March 1981 - Empires, Nations and Wars - Prussia in European History - Empire, Race and War in pre-1914 Britain - The Edwardian Arms Race - Men against Fire: The Doctrine of the Offensive in 1914 - Europe on the Eve of the First World War - 1945End of an Era? - Ideology and International Relations - Churchill and the Era of National Unity - War and Social Change - Military Experience in European Literature - Structure and Process in History: A Valedictory Lecture given in the University of Oxford, May 1989 - Attributions - Notes ISBN 9780300056655 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 342. …

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. KlappentextIn this highly readable new book, one of the most eminent military historians in the world discusses the processes of historical change that ignited European wars of the twentieth century. Michael Howard ponders the continuing.