A Short History of War (Guest: Jeremy Black)
Download MP3Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Jeremy Black, emeritus professor of history at the University of Exeter, to discuss the new paperback edition of his book, The Short History of War. They chat about how warfare has transformed the social, political, cultural, and religious aspects of humanity across time, the significance of warfare more broadly, and the ways in which cultural understandings of conflict have lasting consequences in societies across the world. They also discuss the fundamental impact of weaponry on modes of war and what the future of warfare will look like.
Get the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300267075/a-short-history-of-war/
Show Notes:
Wall Street Journal: Crawford Gribben – “‘A Short History of War’ Review: Fighting the Battles”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-short-history-of-war-review-fighting-the-battles-11636583345
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-short-history-of-war-review-fighting-the-battles-11636583345
Creators and Guests
Host
Tim Benson
Ill Literacy, the newest podcast from The Heartland Institute, is helmed by Tim Benson, Senior Policy Analyst for Heartland’s Government Relations team. Benson brings on authors of new book releases on topics including politics, culture, and history on the Ill Literacy podcast. Every episode offers listeners the author’s unique analysis of their own book release. Discussions often shift into debate between authors and Benson when ideological differences arise, creating unique commentary that can’t be found anywhere else.
