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In this truly global study, major military historian Azar Gat sets out to unravel the 'riddle of war' throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for War in Human Civilization are 9780191622816, 0191622818 and the print ISBNs are 9780199236633, 0199236631. : War in Human Civilization (9780199262137) by Gat, Azar and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Written with remarkable verve and clarity and wholly free from jargon, it will be of interest to anyone who has ever pondered the puzzle of war. War in Human Civilization is written by Azar Gat and published by OUP Oxford.

In the process, the book generates an astonishing wealth of original and fascinating insights on all major aspects of humankind's remarkable journey through the ages, engaging a wide range of disciplines, from anthropology and evolutionary psychology to sociology and political science. In this truly global study of war and civilization, Azar Gat sets out to find definitive answers to these questions in an attempt to unravel the 'riddle of war' throughout human history, from the early hunter-gatherers right through to the unconventional terrorism of the twenty-first century.

Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human civilization? And what of war today - is it a declining phenomenon or simply changing its shape?

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