The Causes of War

Geoffrey Blainey

Macmillan, 1988 - Military history, Modern - 325 pages

Based on a survey of international wars fought since 1700 and updated in this edition to include the nuclear era, this work examines the causes of war, arguing that the causes of war and peace are closely related and emphasizing factors such as our understanding of why wars begin and end.

About the author

Geoffrey Blainey is an Australian historian, born 1930 in Melbourne, Victoria. He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne. He taught at the University of Melbourne and held chairs in economic history and history. He taught at Harvard University as a visiting professor of Australian Studies. He has written over 36 and is the author of The Story of Australia's People: The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia for which he was a joint winner of the 2016 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Australian history.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Causes of War
• Author: Geoffrey Blainey
• Edition: 3
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1988
• ISBN: 0333462149, 9780333462140
• Length: 325 pages