10. The Decline of War?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Military Power and War 1
5. 2. Is War Universal? 15
6. 3. Theories of the Causes of War 30
7. 4. The Roman Republic 52
8. 5. Ancient China 89
9. 6. Imperial China 109
10. 7. Medieval and Modern Japan 145
11. 8. A Thousand Years of Europe 180
12. 9. Seven Hundred Years of South and Central America 225
13. 10. The Decline of War? 271
14. 11. Fear and Loathing on the Battlefield I 311
15. 12. Fear and Loathing on the Battlefield II 337
16. 13. Fear and Loathing on the Battlefield III 378
17. 14. Recent Wars in Muslim Countries 413
18. 15. Possible Futures 464
19. Conclusion: Patterns of War 481
20. Notes 519
21. Bibliography 547
22. Index 585