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245 12 a| A global history of warh| [electronic resource] :b| from Assyria to the twenty-first century /c| Gérard Chaliand ; translated by Michèle Mangin-Woods and David Woods ; foreword by R. Bin Wong.;

260 a| Oakland, California :b| University of California Press,c| [2014];

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

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

505 0 a| Overview: war and history -- The first military empire: the Assyrians -- The grand strategy of the Byzantine Empire -- The Arabs -- The nomads of the Eurasian steppes -- The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades -- The Mongol Empire -- Timur the Lame -- The Ottomans -- Safavid Persia -- 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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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

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

Author/creator	Chaliand, Gérard, 1934-
Other author	Mangin-Woods, Michele, 1942-
Other author	Woods, David, 1947-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2014]
Description	xiv, 294 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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 grand strategy of the Byzantine Empire -- The Arabs -- The nomads of the Eurasian steppes -- The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades -- The Mongol Empire -- Timur the Lame -- The Ottomans -- Safavid Persia -- 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.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014010257
ISBN	9780520283602 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780520283619 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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

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