Gérard Chaliand Bücher

Gérard Chaliand überquert mit dem Forschungsschiff „La Boudeuse“ den Atlantik und reist mit diesem Schiff 3000 km den Amazonas hinauf. In seinem Bordtagebuch berichtet er über das Schiff, die wissenschaftliche Mission und seine Beweggründe, an dieser Reise teilzunehmen. Sein Ziel ist das Gebiet der Yuhup, ein Indianervolk, das nur noch aus 550 Stammesangehörigen besteht. Mit den Yuhup wird er einen Monat den Alltag teilen. Ein faszinierender Reisebericht, in dem Chaliand auch an die Eroberung und Inbesitznahme Brasiliens erinnert, an die ersten Amazonasfahrten der Spanier Orellana und Aguirre.

While many books examine specific wars, few study the history of war worldwide and from an evolutionary perspective. A Global History of War is one of the first works to focus not on the impact of war on civilizations, but rather on how civilizations impact the art and execution of war. World-renowned scholar Gérard Chaliand concentrates on the peoples and cultures who have determined how war is conducted and reveals the lasting historical consequences of combat, offering a unique picture of the major geopolitical and civilizational clashes that have rocked our common history and made us who we are today. Chaliand’s questions provoke a new understanding of the development of armed conflict. How did the foremost non-European empires rise and fall? What critical role did the nomads of the Eurasian steppes and their descendants play? Chaliand illuminates the military cultures and martial traditions of the great Eurasian empires, including Turkey, China, Iran, and Mongolia. Based on fifteen years of research, this book provides a novel military and strategic perspective on the crises and conflicts that have shaped the current world order.

"This authoritative work provides an essential perspective on terrorism by offering a rare opportunity for analysis and reflection at a time of ongoing violence, chilling threats, and renewed reprisals. In it, some of the best international specialists examine terrorism's long and complex history from antiquity to the present day and find that terror, long the weapon of the weak against the strong, is a tactic as old as warfare itself. Beginning with the Zealots of Antiquity, contributors discuss the Assassins of the Middle Ages, the 1789 Terror movement in Europe, Bolshevik terrorism during the Russian Revolution, Stalinism, resistance terrorism during World War II, and Latin American revolutionary movements of the late 1960s. Finally, they consider the emergence of modern transnational terrorism, focusing on the roots of Islamic terrorism, al Qaeda, and the rise of the contemporary suicide martyr. Along the way, they provide a groundbreaking analysis of how terrorism has been perceived throughout history. What becomes powerfully clear is that only through deeper understanding can we fully grasp the present dangers of a phenomenon whose repercussions are far from over. In this updated edition, Chaliand and Blin have included a new chapter on ISIS and analysis of key events as they have unfolded including the 2015 Paris attacks." -- Provided by publisher

Examines displaced cultures throughout the world, including Jewish, African, Irish, Armenian, and Palestinian diasporas

Why do terrorists resort to spectacular - and often futile - acts of violence? How are terrorists organized? What is their social base? In answering such questions, Gerard Chaliand draws on a wealth of examples, from the Red Brigades and the IRA to the Armenians and the Afghan Mujahidin.

?La Grèce, Rome et le christianisme constituent les fondements sur lesquels s'est bâti l'Occident.?Les Grecs ont légué l'esprit critique, l'éthique et le sens de l'histoire ; Rome a laissé le droit, la rhétorique, le latin et une nostalgie d'Empire ; le christianisme, issu du monothéisme juif, imprègne l'Occident jusqu'à la Réforme et au-delà.?Cette anthologie retrace, avec ses ombres, les cheminements d'un héritage dont l'aboutissement est la démocratie, l'État de droit et les droits de l'homme. ?Gérard Chaliand et Sophie Mousset ont également publié 2 000 ans de chrétienté.

Ce dictionnaire de stratégie militaire concerne, des origines à nos jours, l'ensemble des grandes civilisations : occidentale, byzantine, musulmane, indienne, chinoise ... A la fois outil et référence, il explicite les théories et principes de la stratégie, présente ses théoriciens, et analyse les différents types de guerres -qui sont loin de se résumer à la violence exercée par des Etats contre d'autres Etats. Les grands capitaines et les grandes batailles font l'objet d'articles détaillés, suivis d'une copieuse chronologie des conflits mondiaux à travers l'histoire et d'une importante bibliographie en plusieurs langues.