num_pages: 640
description: 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? 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.
language: English
title: A Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace
publisher: Pelican