A political history of the world : (Record no. 45390)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | on1066747142 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OCoLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20200902132512.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 181101t20182018enkb e 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780241352045 (hardback) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0241352045 (hardback) |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)1066747142 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | AU@ |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | AU@ |
| Modifying agency | OCLCO |
| -- | NZAUC |
| -- | QGK |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | D31 |
| Item number | .H65 2018 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 909 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Holslag, Jonathan, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A political history of the world : |
| Remainder of title | three thousand years of war and peace / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Jonathan Holslag. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 639 pages : |
| Other physical details | maps ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "A Pelican book." |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (pages 601-614) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction: Why history matters -- 1. Heavens obscured -- 2. Solomon's peacock -- 3. The Persian takeover -- 4. Gold and iron -- 5. The world like a chariot run wild -- 6. Barbarians at the gates -- 7. The great imperial crisis -- 8. In the name of his prophet -- 9. The earth between hope and calamity -- 10. The Mongol shockwave -- 11. Huddling in the darkness -- 12. A new age of Islamic conquest -- 13. The primacy of the West -- Conclusion: Horror as a friend. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In three thousand years of history, China has spent at least eleven centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent over one hundred years at war. The dream of peace has been universal in the history of humanity. So why have we so rarely been able to achieve it? In A Political History of the World, Jonathan Holslag has produced a sweeping history of the world, from the Iron Age to the present, that investigates the causes of conflict between empires, nations and peoples and the attempts at diplomacy and cosmopolitanism. A birds-eye view of three thousand years of history, the book illuminates the forces shaping world politics from Ancient Egypt to the Han Dynasty, the Pax Romana to the rise of Islam, the Peace of Westphalia to the creation of the United Nations.This truly global approach enables Holslag to search for patterns across different eras and regions, and explore larger questions about war, diplomacy, and power. Has trade fostered peace? What are the limits of diplomacy? How does environmental change affect stability? Is war a universal sin of power? At a time when the threat of nuclear war looms again, this is a much-needed history intended for students of international politics, and anyone looking for a background on current events. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | World history. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | World politics. |
| 907 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT G, LDG (RLIN) | |
| a | .b35035341 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | E-Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Materials specified (bound volume or other part) | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | three thousand years of war and peace | Reformational Study Centre | Reformational Study Centre | General library | 09/02/2020 | 909 | 09/02/2020 | 09/02/2020 | E-Book |