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Re: Invention of War (Part 2)
Anita Cohen-Williams (IACAGC@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU)
Sun, 26 Jun 1994 13:58:14 -0700
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From: Steve Alvin <salvin@HEARTLAND.BRADLEY.EDU>
Subject: Re: Invention of War (Part 2)
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William McNeill argues is his *The Rise of the West* (1963, new
edition, 1991) that it was pastoral people who became the World's
first conqueres. He argues that the type of skills needed in the
hunt and in herding animals dovetail nicely into war makeing
activities. It is, he states, a very small step from herding
animals to herding people.
You should also look at Keegan's *A History of Warfare* (1993).
Two of the five major sections deal with the origins of warfare
and the role of horses. His bibliography is also very good.
I'd write more, but I have to go to work. <sigh!>
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Steve Alvin
salvin@heartland.bradley.edu
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