War: What Is It Good For?: The Role Of Conflict In Civilisation From Primates To Robots Ian Morris Profile Books Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

War Is One Of The Greatest Human Evils It Has Ruined Livelihoods Provoked Unspeakable Atrocities And Left Countless Millions Dead Caused Economic Chaos Widespread Deprivation Misery Causes Poisons Foreign Policy For Future Generations But Argues Bestselling Historian Ian Morris In Very Long Term Fact Been A Good Thing His Trademark Style Combining Inter-Disciplinary Insights Scientific Methods Fascinating Stories Shows That Paradoxically Only Invention Allowed Us To Construct Peaceful Societies Without We Would Never Have Built Huge Nation-States Which Now Keep Relatively Safe From Random Acts Violence Given Previously Unimaginable Wealth Thanks Live Longer More Comfortable Lives Than Ever Before Yet If Continue Waging With Ever-More Deadly Weaponry Will Destroy Everything Achieved So Our Struggles Manage Warfare Make Coming Decades Most Decisive History Civilisation War: What For? Brilliantly Dissects Humanity\ S Draw Startling Conclusions About Σελίδες: 512 Διαστάσεις: 12 8X12 8Cm