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A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace (Pelican Books) Hardcover – October 25, 2018

by Jonathan Holslag (Author)

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A three-thousand year history of the world that examines the causes of war and the search for peace

In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent over one hundred years at war. The dream of peace has been universal in the history of humanity. So why have we so rarely been able to achieve it?

In A Political History of the World, Jonathan Holslag has produced a sweeping history of the world, from the Iron Age to the present, that investigates the causes of conflict between empires, nations and peoples and the attempts at diplomacy and cosmopolitanism. A birds-eye view of three thousand years of history, the book illuminates the forces shaping world politics from Ancient Egypt to the Han Dynasty, the Pax Romana to the rise of Islam, the Peace of Westphalia to the creation of the United Nations.

This truly global approach enables Holslag to search for patterns across different eras and regions, and explore larger questions about war, diplomacy, and power. Has trade fostered peace? What are the limits of diplomacy? How does environmental change affect stability? Is war a universal sin of power? At a time when the threat of nuclear war looms again, this is a much-needed history intended for students of international politics, and anyone looking for a background on current events.

Length

656
Pages
Language

EN
English
Publisher

Pelican
Publication date

2018
October 25
Dimensions

5.7 x 1.7 x 8.7
inches
ISBN-10

0241352045
ISBN-13

978-0241352045
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Jonathan Holslag teaches international politics at the Free University Brussels. He is the author of several books including China's Coming War with Asia and Trapped Giant. He is aspecial advisor to the Vice-President of the European Commission, a Rockefeller Fellow of the Trilateral Commission, a member of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific, and a Nobel Fellow at the Nobel Institute in Oslo. He has appeared on CNN, the BBC, Bloomberg, CCTV and Al Jazeera, and written for newspapers such as the Financial Times and the Guardian.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pelican; British First edition (October 25, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241352045
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241352045
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.54 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 1.69 x 8.74 inches

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Very expensive for the quality of the print

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2018

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This is a work of art! Well researched and written!
Very disappointed with the price! £25 for a mass market paperback quality (it got a hardcover but the pages are hair thin).
Happy I purchased the knowledge, but the means of delivering it could be better.
Shame really

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anonymous

Intellectual orgasm

Reviewed in India on October 9, 2022

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Cicero once said that a man who does not know what happened in the world before he was born, goes through life like a child. Men since beginning of time have animal emotions which are the same just the toys with which we play changes.

It should be read by politicians, students, economist, investors, military people. In fact it should be read by any one and everyone who can read.

Read it .....You will love it..

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Nirmal Patel

The modern history epic

Reviewed in India on May 29, 2021

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Move over, Herodotus. For today this book is the definitive work of history. No reader or watcher of today's news will have the proper context without a perspective drawn from this book.

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sameer

Absolutely recommend

Reviewed in India on April 27, 2021

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An enlightening read ! Recommend it to all those who need to learn about battles fought from the beginning of history

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nc

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2022