Why Wars Happen

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Table of Contents

Contents
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1. 1450-1650: An Age of Expansion
2. 1650-1775: An Age of Limited War?
3. 1775-1914: Wars of Revolution and Nationalism
4. 1783-1914: Wars of Imperialism
5. 1914-45: Total War
6. 1945-90: Cold War and the Wars of Decolonization
7. 1990-: War Today
8. Conclusion
Selected Further Reading
References
Index
Preface
Introduction
1. 1450-1650: An Age of Expansion
2. 1650-1775: An Age of Limited War?
3. 1775-1914: Wars of Revolution and Nationalism
4. 1783-1914: Wars of Imperialism
5. 1914-45: Total War
6. 1945-90: Cold War and the Wars of Decolonization
7. 1990-: War Today
8. Conclusion
Selected Further Reading
References
Index
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