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For millennia, war was viewed as a supreme test. In the period 1750-1850 war became much more than a test: it became a secular revelation. This new understanding of war as revelation completely transformed Western war culture, revolutionizing politics, the personal experience of war, the status of common soldiers, and the tenets of military theory.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: War as Revelation, 1865–2000
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The Supremacy of Mind: 1450–1740
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The Revolt of the Body: 1740–1865
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Conclusions: The Things Which Make You Know, 1865–2000
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Back Matter
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'Like a good detective story, Harari presents us with facts and clues which seem to lead towards one conclusion, only to puncture our certainties. This is a book of exraordinary wit, erudition, and range.' - Professor Joanna Bourke, Birkbeck College, University of London
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About the author
YUVAL NOAH HARARI is a military historian specializing in the study of war experience and war culture. He lectures at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Ultimate Experience
Book Subtitle: Battlefield Revelations and the Making of Modern War Culture, 1450-2000
Authors: Yuval Noah Harari
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583887
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-53692-0Published: 07 March 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-35867-0Published: 01 January 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58388-7Published: 07 March 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 386
Topics: World History, Global and Transnational History, Social History, Cultural History, History of Military, Imperialism and Colonialism, History of Early Modern Europe