Warfare and culture in world history pdf

Details Subjects: Military art and science -- History. War and society -- History. Political culture -- History. Military history. Summary: "It has long been acknowledged that the study of war and warfare demands careful consideration of technology, institutions, social organization, and more. But, for some, the so-called "war and society" approach increasingly included everything but explained nothing, because it all too often seemed to ignore the events on the battlefield itself.

The military historians in Warfare and Culture in World History return us to the battlefield, but they do so through a deep examination of the role of culture in shaping military institutions and military choices.

Collected here are some of the most provocative recent efforts to analyze warfare through a cultural lens, drawing on and aggressively expanding traditional scholarship on war and society through sophisticated cultural analysis. It brings together some of the field's most learned experts and presents us with an insightful global view that should change every reader's ways of understanding this crucial topic.

Stephen Morillo, Wabash College: An excellent update to an already crucial collection. With detailed, illuminating case studies that together span more than 2, years and circle the globe from the ancient near east to 21st-century America by way of central Asia, China, Europe, Spanish America and Africa, Warfare and Culture in World History makes a forceful case for the importance of culture in shaping military outcomes.

McNeill, Georgetown University: This new edition is significantly more global than the first, with new chapters on the Mongols, the conquest of Mexico, and German East Africa as well as a new introduction by one of the foremost military historians at work today. The book ranges from ancient Assyria to the present, and provides an excellent introduction to the theme of cultural influences upon warmaking, military organizations, and military matters generally.

Ranging from ancient Assyria to the Mongols to modern America, this volume is as erudite as it is indispensable. Warfare and Culture Wayne E. How Spanish Was the Spanish Conquest? Your documents are now available to view. Confirm Cancel. Cite this. About this book An expanded edition of the leading text on military history and the role of culture on the battlefield Ideas matter in warfare. Author information LeeWayne E. Topics History Miscellaneous.

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