War : how conflict shaped us /

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 mise...

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Main Author:	MacMillan, Margaret, 1943- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, [2020]
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	War > History. War and society. HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other) POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society.