Lieber, Georgetown University 'Gat's book is a rich undertaking definitely well worth reading and pondering.'-William R. Gat definitively unravels the riddle of civilization and war.'- Professor Robert J.

Neilberg, Journal of Social History 'A work of extraordinary scope and formidable erudition. The coverage and the deft weaving together of so many central theories on human behavior make this a book worth examining.'-Michael S.

Both its scope and scale are impressive as is the wide range of sources and disciplines whose theories and methods are brought to bear on the 'riddle' of war. Gat is at the top of his brilliant form, linking a variety of disciplines in a rich and comprehensive study of this most pertinent ofissues.'Professor Richard Holmes, ' War in Human Civilization is indeed the ambitious, sweeping book that the author set out to write. acute, scholarly, and wide-ranging: it is certainly one of the most important works on the subject written since 1945. If only there were more scholarslike this!'Michael Howard, TLS Books of the Year, 'A towering and triumphant achievement. its weight of learning is borne aloft by the author's enthusiasm for his subject and takes his readers with it. Lieber, Georgetown University, 'An immensely ambitious work covering not only history but archaeology, anthropology, ethnography, demography and economics, to name but a few. Gat definitively unravels the riddle of civilization and war.'Professor Robert J. 'A work of extraordinary scope and formidable erudition.

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