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Category: Violence & War in History

Books that focus on the role of violence and war in human history.

April 25, 2020April 23, 2020 TechnoProf

Book Summary: “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers” by Paul Kennedy

April 23, 2020May 6, 2020 TechnoProf

Book Summary: “Conquests and Cultures” by Thomas Sowell

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 TechnoProf

Book Summary: “Economics of Coercion and Conflict” by Mark Harrison

April 7, 2020 TechnoProf

Book Summary: “Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators on Earth” by Peter Turchin

March 31, 2020April 9, 2020 TechnoProf

Book Summary: “Closing With the Enemy” by Michael D. Doubler

March 12, 2020April 9, 2020 TechnoProf

Book Summary: “How Carriers Fought: Carrier Operations in WWII” by Lars Celander

February 7, 2020May 3, 2020 TechnoProf

Book Summary: “War: What is It Good for?” by Ian Morris

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