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9781598035728
9781598035704
159803572
9781598035704
159803572
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Part 1. Lecture 1. What is war?
Lecture 2. The historiography of war
Lecture 3. The Stone Age war
Lecture 4. Peace, war, and civilization
Lecture 5. The chariot revolution
Lecture 6. The sword revolution
Lecture 7. Steppes, standing armies, and silver trade
Lecture 8. Pirates and Hoplites
Lecture 9. Great empires of West and East
Lecture 10. War and the rise of religion
Lecture 11. The Greek way of war
Lecture 12. An age of war throughout the core
Lecture 13. New empires and an armed peace
Lecture 14. Monotheisms and militaries
Lecture 15. Barbarians and the fall of three empires
Lecture 16. Conquest links the core
Lecture 17. The Middle Ages and a common way of war
Lecture 18. Armored horsemen and global feudalization
Lecture 19. Crusade, Jihad, and Dharma Yuddha
Lecture 20. The Mongols conquer a world
Lecture 21. The business of war in medieval Europe
Lecture 22. The gunpowder revolution
Lecture 23. War at the margins
Lecture 24. A world apart
war in the Americas.
Part 2. Lecture 25. Renaissance and military revolution
Lecture 26. Conquest and colonies
Lecture 27. The gunpowder empires
Lecture 28. More holy wars
Lecture 29. The rise of the regiment
Lecture 30. The wooden world
Lecture 31. The global war to control trade
Lecture 32. Warfare and the nation-state
Lecture 33. War and the making of the Americas
Lecture 34. War and the unmaking of Africa and Asia
Lecture 35. The industrialization of war
Lecture 36. The nationalization of war
Lecture 37. Race and class at war
Lecture 38. Imperialism and the triumph of the West
Lecture 39. The 19th-century culture of war
Lecture 40. A common way of war
the 20th century
Lecture 41. War and 20th-century ideology
Lecture 42. War and the persistence of nationalism
Lecture 43. Economies and economics at war
Lecture 44. Culture and war in the 20th century
Lecture 45. The weaponization of information
Lecture 46. Guerrilla war and terrorism
Lecture 47. The struggle for peace and justice
Lecture 48. Warfare at the turn of a new century.
From the Spoken CD
pt. 1: lecture 1. What is war? --
lecture 2. The historiography of war --
lecture 3. The Stone Age war --
lecture 4. Peace, war, and civilization --
lecture 5. The chariot revolution --
lecture 6. The sword revolution --
lecture 7. Steppes, standing armies, and silver trade --
lecture 8. Pirates and hoplites --
lecture 9. Great empires of West and East --
lecture 10. War and the rise of religion --
lecture 11. The Greek way of war --
lecture 12. An age of war throughout the core.
pt. 2: lecture 13. New empires and an armed peace --
lecture 14. Monotheisms and militaries --
lecture 15. Barbarians and the fall of three empires --
lecture 16. Conquest links the core --
lecture 17. The Middle Ages and a common way of war --
lecture 18. Armored horsemen and global feudalization --
lecture 19. Crusade, jihad, and dharma yuddha --
lecture 20. The Mongols conquer a world --
lecture 21. The business of war in medieval Europe --
lecture 22. The gunpowder revolution --
lecture 23. War at the margins --
lecture 24. A world apart : war in the Americas.
pt. 3: lecture 25. Renaissance and military revolution --
lecture 26. Conquest and colonies --
lecture 27. The gunpowder empires --
lecture 28. More holy wars --
lecture 29. The rise of the regiment --
lecture 30. The wooden world --
lecture 31. The global war to control trade --
lecture 32. Warfare and the nation-state --
lecture 33. War and the making of the Americas --
lecture 34. War and the unmaking of Africa and Asia --
lecture 35. The industrialization of war --
lecture 36. The nationalization of war.
pt. 4: lecture 37. Race and class at war --
lecture 38. Imperialism and the triumph of the West --
lecture 39. The 19th century culture of war --
lecture 40. A common way of war : the 20th century --
lecture 41. War and 20th century ideology --
lecture 42. War and the persistence of nationalism --
lecture 43. Economies and economics at war --
lecture 44. Culture and war in the 20th century --
lecture 45. The weaponization of information --
lecture 46. Guerrilla war and terrorism --
lecture 47. The struggle for peace and justice --
lecture 48. Warfare at the turn of a new century.
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