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Titre : A Political History of the World : Three Thousand Years of War and Peace Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jonathan Holslag, Auteur Editeur : Pelican Books Année de publication : 2018 Importance : 944 p. Format : 14x22 cm. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-241-35204-5 Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : 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. Has trade fostered peace? What are the limits of diplomacy? How does environmental change affect stability? Is war a universal sin of power? At a time when the threat of nuclear war looms again, this is a much-needed history intended for students of international politics, and anyone looking for a background on current events.En ligne : https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41XlRINik3L._SX309_BO1,204,203, [...] A Political History of the World : Three Thousand Years of War and Peace [texte imprimé] / Jonathan Holslag, Auteur . - Pelican Books, 2018 . - 944 p. ; 14x22 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-241-35204-5
Langues : Anglais (eng)
Résumé : 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. Has trade fostered peace? What are the limits of diplomacy? How does environmental change affect stability? Is war a universal sin of power? At a time when the threat of nuclear war looms again, this is a much-needed history intended for students of international politics, and anyone looking for a background on current events.En ligne : https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41XlRINik3L._SX309_BO1,204,203, [...] Réservation
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