War : how conflict shaped us
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Naples Library - Adult Nonfiction
355.0209 MACMILLA
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Palmyra Community Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Stevens Memorial Community Library - Attica - Nonfiction
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Book
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xxii, 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"War, the instinct to fight, is inherent in human nature; peace is the aberration in history. War has shaped humanity, its institutions, its states, its values and ideas. Our very language, our public spaces, our private memories, some of our greatest cultural treasures reflect the glory and the misery of war. War is an uncomfortable and challenging subject not least because it brings out the most vile and the noblest aspects of humanity. Margaret MacMillan looks at the ways in which war has shaped human history and how, in turn, changes in political organization, technology, or ideologies have affected how and why we fight. The book considers such much-debated and controversial issues as when war first started; whether human nature dooms us to fight each other; why war has been described as the most organized of all human activities and how it has forced us to become still more organized; how warriors are made and why are they almost always men; and how we try to control war. Drawing on lessons from a sweep of history, from classical history to modern warfare, and from all parts of the globe, MacMillan reveals the many faces of war--the way it shapes our past, our future, our views of the world, and our very conception of ourselves"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

MacMillan, M. (2020). War: how conflict shaped us (First edition.). Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

MacMillan, Margaret, 1943-. 2020. War: How Conflict Shaped Us. New York: Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

MacMillan, Margaret, 1943-. War: How Conflict Shaped Us New York: Random House, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

MacMillan, Margaret. War: How Conflict Shaped Us First edition., Random House, 2020.

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