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100 1 a| Chaliand, Gérard,d| 1934-=| ^A89100;

240 10 a| Guerres et civilisations.l| English=| ^A89100;

245 12 a| A global history of war :b| from Assyria to the twenty-first century /c| Gerard Chaliand ; translated by Michele Mangin-Woods and David Woods ; foreword by R. Bin Wong.;

264 1 a| Oakland, Calif. :b| University of California Press,c| [2014];

300 a| xiv, 294 pages :b| maps ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references(pages 259-262)and index.;

505 0 a| Overview: war and history -- The first military empire: the Assyrians -- The great strategy of the Byzantine Empire -- The Arabs -- The nomads of the Eurasian steppes -- The Seljuks, Mameluks, and the Crusades -- The Mongol Dmpire -- Tamerlane -- The Ottomans -- Safavid Iran -- The Ming and Chinese politico-military traditions -- The Manchu and the end of the nomads -- The Mughals and Islam in India -- Russia and the end of the Tatars -- The ascent of Europe -- The time of revolutions -- Guerilla warfare -- From total war to asymmetrical conflict -- Conclusion.;

546 a| Translated to English from French.;

650 0 a| Strategyx| History.=| ^A1018723;

650 0 a| Warx| History.=| ^A68918;

650 0 a| War and civilization.=| ^A55149;

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650 7 a| War and civilization.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01170426;

655 7 a| History.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst01411628;

700 1 a| Mangin-Woods, Michele,d| 1942-e| translator.=| ^A1251580;

700 1 a| Woods, David,d| 1947-e| translator.=| ^A1251579;

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A global history of war : from Assyria to the twenty-first century / Gerard Chaliand ; translated by Michele Mangin-Woods and David Woods ; foreword by R. Bin Wong.

Author/creator	Chaliand, Gérard, 1934-
Other author	Mangin-Woods, Michele, 1942- translator.
Other author	Woods, David, 1947- translator.
Format	Book
Publication	Oakland, Calif. : University of California Press, [2014]
Description	xiv, 294 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Subjects	Strategy--History. War--History. War and civilization.

Uniform title	Guerres et civilisations. English
Contents	Overview: war and history -- The first military empire: the Assyrians -- The great strategy of the Byzantine Empire -- The Arabs -- The nomads of the Eurasian steppes -- The Seljuks, Mameluks, and the Crusades -- The Mongol Dmpire -- Tamerlane -- The Ottomans -- Safavid Iran -- The Ming and Chinese politico-military traditions -- The Manchu and the end of the nomads -- The Mughals and Islam in India -- Russia and the end of the Tatars -- The ascent of Europe -- The time of revolutions -- Guerilla warfare -- From total war to asymmetrical conflict -- Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references(pages 259-262)and index.
Language	Translated to English from French.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2014010257
ISBN	9780520283602 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520283600 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780520283619 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0520283619 (pbk. : alk. paper)

A global history of war : from Assyria to the twenty-first century / Gerard Chaliand ; translated by Michele Mangin-Woods and David Woods ; foreword by R. Bin Wong.

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