WAR: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?

Author: Ian Morris

Publisher: Profile Books

Year published: 2014

Pagination: 495pp, photos, illustrations, maps, figures

Condition: very good in d/w

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The role of conflict in civilisation, from primates to robots. War is one of the greatest human evils, provoking unspeakable atrocities and leaving countless millions dead. It has caused economic chaos and widespread deprivation, and the misery it causes poisons foreign policy for future generations. Bestselling historian Ian Morris argues that in the long term, war has in fact been a good thing. In his trademark style, Morris shows that, paradoxically, war is the only human invention that has allowed us to construct peaceful societies.