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William H. McNeill - The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force, and Society Since A.d. 1000

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Shows the interrelatedness of technical, military, political, and economic history and examines the changes introduced by the industrialization of war.
 

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Despotism the default state of the human race?

Date of Review:  May 26, 2005
The Bottom Line: Should be read by every student of history, especially military history.
Review: Published in 1982, "The Pursuit of Power" was one of the last works of one my favorite historians, William H. McNeill, of the University of Chicago. He describes this book as being a "footnote" to his famous 1963 "The Rise of the West", a synthesis...
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Authors William H. McNeill
Nonfiction Category History • Political Science
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  Format: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr (September 15, 1984)
Measurements: 8.5"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.05 lbs.
ISBN: 9780226561585
 

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