Jeremy Black (UK University of Exeter)

Rethinking Military History

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Produktbeschreibung

This bold 'thought book' re-positions military history at the beginning of the twenty-first century, reveals the main trends in the practice and approach to military history and proposes a new manifesto for the subject to move forward.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RU24106
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 141mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 344g
• ISBN-13: 9780415275347
• ISBN-10: 0415275342
• Artikelnr.: 13670528

Autorenporträt

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is editor of the Routledge series Warfare and History.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface1. Introduction 2. The Sound of Guns: Military History Today 3. Redressing Eurocentricism 4. Qualifying Technology 5. Setting Military Objectives 6. 1500-1815 7. 1775-1918 8. 1914-Today 9. ConclusionsSelected Bibliography Index

Rezensionen

' [this book] is stimulating and thought-provoking. It will be of particular value to serious students of military history, and to those who aspire to write it.' - British Army Review

'...essential reading for all those with an interest in military history, and all those who wish to take part in moving the discipline forward.' - USI Journal

' [this book] is stimulating and thought-provoking. It will be of particular value to serious students of military history, and to those who aspire to write it.' - British Army Review

'...essential reading for all those with an interest in military history, and all those who wish to take part in moving the discipline forward.' - USI Journal