Expanded Edition: The World History of "War and Peace": Realism That Japanese People Should Learn

Why do humans repeatedly engage in bloody wars? This latest edition, updated and expanded in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, explores the behind-the-scenes struggle for hegemony in a multipolar world between the US, China, Russia, Europe, other countries, and Japan. A monumental war history that will redefine how we Japanese view war.

Understanding "War and Peace" through World History Learn everything from the paleoanthropological origins of war to the limits of international law in wartime and the future of East Asia in the 21st century. How have Japanese people dealt with war? How has humanity attempted to avoid war in the first place? This book delves into the heart of human history, a history of building order through war.

This book offers an opportunity to reconsider what war and peace are! Written by a charismatic world history lecturer, this is a must-read for anyone seriously considering the world after the Reiwa era.

It is necessary to look back at history to understand how humanity has attempted to avoid war. - Excerpt from the text