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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Bibliographic Details
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.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Humanity, society and war
Reasons for war
Ways and means
Modern war
Making the warrior
Fighting
Civilians
Controlling the uncontrollable
War in our imaginations and our memories
Conclusion.