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005			20240726104909.0
008			140913s2014 cau o 000 0 eng d
040			_aEBLCP _beng _erda _cEBLCP _dNT
020			_a9780520959439 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)l((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)ctronic bk.
050	0	4	_aU162 _b.G563 2014
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aChaliand, Gérard. _e1
245	1	0	_aA Global History of War _bFrom Assyria to the Twenty-First Century. _c
260			_aBerkeley : _bUniversity of California Press, _c(c)2014.
300			_a1 online resource (309 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
500			_aDescription based upon print version of record.
504			_a2
505	0	0	_aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of maps; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Overview: War and History; 2. The First Military Empire: The Assyrians; 3. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire; 4. The Arabs; 5. The Nomads of the Eurasian Steppes; 6. The Seljuks, the Mamluks, and the Crusades; 7. The Mongol Empire; 8. Timur the Lame; 9. The Ottomans; 10. Safavid Persia; 11. The Ming and Chinese Politico-Military Traditions; 12. The Manchu and the End of the Nomads; 13. The Mughals and Islam in India; 14. Russia and the End of the Tatars; 15. The Ascent of Europe
505	0	0	_a16. The Time of Revolutions17. Guerrilla Warfare; 18. From Total War to Asymmetrical Conflict; 19. Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
520	0		_aWhile many books examine specific wars, few study the history of war worldwide and from an evolutionary perspective. A Global History of War is one of the first works to focus not on the impact of war on civilizations, but rather on how civilizations impact the art and execution of war. World-renowned scholar Gérard Chaliand concentrates on the peoples and cultures who have determined how war is conducted and reveals the lasting historical consequences of combat, offering a unique picture of the major geopolitical and civilizational clashes that have rocked our common history and made us who w.
530			_a2 _ub
650		0	_aStrategy _xHistory.
650		0	_aWar _xHistory.
650		0	_aWar and civilization.
650		0	_aWar.
650		4	_aStrategy.
650		4	_aWar.
650		4	_aWar and civilization.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=845621&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell