War! What Is It Good For? (HB, 2014)

Description: War! What Is It Good For? (HB, 2014) Title: War! What Is It Good For? Sub Title: Conflict And The Progress Of Civilization From Primates To Robots Genre: Non Fiction: Culture, Society and Sociology, Military and War ISBN: 9780374286002 Format: Hardback Author: Ian Morris Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: 2014 Language: English Number of Pages: 495 Page-Block Size (cm): 22.4 x 14.8 x 3.1 Weight (gm): 780 ---------- Book Condition / Grade: Like New Dust-jacket Condition / Grade: Like New ---------- Synopsis: A powerful and provocative exploration of how war has changed our society for the better. "War! . . . . / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing," says the famous songbut archaeology, history, and biology show that war in fact has been good for something. Surprising as it sounds, war has made humanity safer and richer. In "War! What Is It Good For?," the renowned historian and archaeologist Ian Morris tells the gruesome, gripping story of fifteen thousand years of war, going beyond the battles and brutality to reveal what war has really done to and for the world. Stone Age people lived in small, feuding societies and stood a one-in-ten or even one-in-five chance of dying violently. In the twentieth century, by contrastdespite two world wars, Hiroshima, and the Holocaustfewer than one person in a hundred died violently. The explanation: War, and war alone, has created bigger, more complex societies, ruled by governments that have stamped out internal violence. Strangely enough, killing has made the world safer, and the safety it has produced has allowed people to make the world richer too. War has been history's greatest paradox, but this searching study of fifteen thousand years of violence suggests that the next half century is going to be the most dangerous of all time. If we can survive it, the age-old dream of ending war may yet come to pass. But, Morris argues, only if we understand what war has been good for can we know where it will take us next. War! What Is It Good For? (HB, 2014) Title: War! What Is It Good For? Sub Title: Conflict And The Progress Of Civilization From Primates To Robots Genre: Non Fiction: Culture, Society and Sociology, Military and War ISBN: 9780374286002 Format: Hardback Author: Ian Morris Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication Date: 2014 Language: English Number of Pages: 495 Page-Block Size (cm): 22.4 x 14.8 x 3.1 Weight (gm): 780 ---------- Book Condition / Grade: Like New Dust-jacket Condition / Grade: Like New ---------- Synopsis: A powerful and provocative exploration of how war has changed our society for the better. "War! . . . . / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing," says the famous songbut archaeology, history, and biology show that war in fact has been good for something. Surprising as it sounds, war has made humanity safer and richer. In "War! What Is It Good For?," the renowned historian and archaeologist Ian Morris tells the gruesome, gripping story of fifteen thousand years of war, going beyond the battles and brutality to reveal what war has really done to and for the world. Stone Age people lived in small, feuding societies and stood a one-in-ten or even one-in-five chance of dying violently. In the twentieth century, by contrastdespite two world wars, Hiroshima, and the Holocaustfewer than one person in a hundred died violently. The explanation: War, and war alone, has created bigger, more complex societies, ruled by governments that have stamped out internal violence. Strangely enough, killing has made the world safer, and the safety it has produced has allowed people to make the world richer too. War has been history's greatest paradox, but this searching study of fifteen thousand years of violence suggests that the next half century is going to be the most dangerous of all time. If we can survive it, the age-old dream of ending war may yet come to pass. But, Morris argues, only if we understand what war has been good for can we know where it will take us next. × Buy now and save! Shipping info Click the Shipping & Payments tab above the listing description for more info Click the Shipping & Payments tab above the listing description for more info! Additional delivery notes PICK UP OPTION Sorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up. PAYMENT Immediate payment is required upon selecting "Buy It Now" or upon checking out through the cart. We accept payment via All Major Credit Cards (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover), Google Pay, PayPal, & Apple Pay (on mobile & eBay App). Thank you for shopping with us on eBay! 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