
The First Armies
Doyne Dawson(Author)
Weidenfeld Military (Publisher)
Published on 13. December 2001
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-304-35288-3 (ISBN)
Description
Has violence always been the final arbiter of human argument? Do other species conduct 'war' as opposed to the routine violence of the animal kingdom? When did ritualized, tribal conflict become 'organized' and hunting expeditions become armies? Doyne Dawson investigates the origins of human aggression, revealing the first weapons purpose-built to kill other humans. He shows how the earliest civilizations developed military institutions and dedicated war-making technologies from chariots to siege engines. His story concludes with the Assyrian Empire, a society organized for military conquest that had pioneered the use of terror - mass executions - as an instrument of state policy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
80 B/W Photo\Illu(s),50 Colour Photo\Illu(s),20 Map(s)
Dimensions
Height: 273 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1036 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-304-35288-3 (9780304352883)
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Person
James Doyne Dawson teaches at Chosun University, Korea.