The Century Of Total War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor damage and chipping to edges. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work of political and military history, The Century of Total War presents French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron's incisive analysis of warfare and its transformation in the modern age. Translated from the French by E. W. Dickes and O. S. Griffiths, the book argues that the two World Wars fundamentally reshaped the nature of conflict, politics, and civilisation itself. Aron chronicles the rise of total war — a form of industrial-scale, ideologically driven combat that mobilises entire societies — and details how this phenomenon irrevocably altered the balance of global power. Written with the intellectual rigour and cool analytical authority for which Aron was celebrated, the work remains a foundational text for anyone seeking to understand twentieth-century history, geopolitics, and the philosophy of war and peace.
Author: Raymond Aron
Format: Hardback
Genre: Military history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor damage and chipping to edges. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work of political and military history, The Century of Total War presents French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron's incisive analysis of warfare and its transformation in the modern age. Translated from the French by E. W. Dickes and O. S. Griffiths, the book argues that the two World Wars fundamentally reshaped the nature of conflict, politics, and civilisation itself. Aron chronicles the rise of total war — a form of industrial-scale, ideologically driven combat that mobilises entire societies — and details how this phenomenon irrevocably altered the balance of global power. Written with the intellectual rigour and cool analytical authority for which Aron was celebrated, the work remains a foundational text for anyone seeking to understand twentieth-century history, geopolitics, and the philosophy of war and peace.