War: What is it good for?
The role of conflict in civilisation, from primates to robots
(Sprache: Englisch)
A bold and controversial rethinking of the role of war in human history and how it will shape our future, sure to provoke debate, from the bestselling author of Why the West Rules - For Now.
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A bold and controversial rethinking of the role of war in human history and how it will shape our future, sure to provoke debate, from the bestselling author of Why the West Rules - For Now.
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War is one of the greatest human evils. It has ruined livelihoods, provoked unspeakable atrocities and left countless millions dead. It has caused economic chaos and widespread deprivation. And the misery it causes poisons foreign policy for future generations.But, argues bestselling historian Ian Morris, in the very long term, war has in fact been a good thing. In his trademark style combining inter-disciplinary insights, scientific methods and fascinating stories, Morris shows that, paradoxically, war is the only human invention that has allowed us to construct peaceful societies. Without war, we would never have built the huge nation-states which now keep us relatively safe from random acts of violence, and which have given us previously unimaginable wealth. It is thanks to war that we live longer and more comfortable lives than ever before.
And yet, if we continue waging war with ever-more deadly weaponry, we will destroy everything we have achieved; so our struggles to manage warfare make the coming decades the most decisive in the history of our civilisation. In War: What Is It Good For? Morris brilliantly dissects humanity's history of warfare to draw startling conclusions about our future.
Autoren-Porträt von Ian Morris
Ian Morris ist gebürtiger Brite und seit zwanzig Jahren Historiker und Archäologe an der University of Chicago und der Stanford University. Er ist Autor zahlreicher Veröffentlichungen und häufig Studiogast im amerikanischen Fernsehen. Seine Arbeiten sind preisgekrönt und werden gefördert u.a. von der Guggenheim Foundation und der National Geographic Society. Von 2000 bis 2006 leitete er Ausgrabungen auf dem Monte Polizzo, Sizilien, eines der grössten archäologischen Projekte im westlichen Mittelmeerraum.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Ian Morris
- Altersempfehlung: 12 - 15 Jahre
- 2014, 448 Seiten, Masse: 24 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Profile Books
- ISBN-10: 184668417X
- ISBN-13: 9781846684173
Sprache:
Englisch
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