"The Routledge History of Global War and Society offers a sweeping introduction to the most significant research on the causes, experiences, and impacts of war throughout history. This collection of twenty-seven essays by leading historians demonstrates how war and society studies have dramatically expanded the chronological, geographic, and thematic breadth of the field of military history. Each chapter addresses the ways in which recent scholarship has integrated cultural, ethical, environmental, medical, and ideological factors to explain both conventional conflicts and genocide, terrorism, and other forms of mass violence. The broad scope of the collection make it the perfect primer for scholars and students seeking to understand the complex interactions of warfare and those affecting and affected by conflict."--Provided by publisher.

Introduction -- Part I : Regional and temporal approaches. 1. War and Society in East Asia / Kenneth M. Swope -- 2. War and Society in Southeast Asia / Richard A. Ruth -- 3. War and Society in Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania / Peter J. Dean and Tristan Moss -- 4. War and Society in South Asia / Kaushik Roy -- 5. War and Society in the Middle East and North Africa / Eileen Ryan -- 6. War and Society in Sub-Saharan Africa / Bruce Vandervort and Marilyn Zilli -- 7. War and the Ancient Mediterranean / Matthew Trundle -- 8. War and Society in Early Modern Europe / Aaron Graham -- 9. War and Society in Modern Europe / Adam R. Seipp -- 10. War and Society in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales / Margaret Sankey -- 11. War and Society in Latin America / Ellen D. Tillman -- 12. War and Society in North America to 1877 / Matthew S. Muehlbauer -- 13. War and Society in North America Since 1877 / Antulio J. Echevarria II -- Part II : Thematic approaches. 14. Media and War / Jay Lockenour -- 15. War, the Body, and Health / Bobby A. Wintermute -- 16. The Combatant Experience / Eric W. Klinek -- 17. Prisoners of War and Repatriation / Paul J. Springer -- 18. Home Fronts / Bianka J. Adams -- 19. War, Atrocity, and Genocide / Hilary Earl -- 20. War and Environment / Jason W. Smith -- 21. War and Terrorism / Stephen Connor -- 22. Religion, Ethics, and War / Jacqueline E. Whitt -- 23. Race and Ethnicity / David J. Ulbrich and Alexander M. Bielakowski -- 24. Gender and Sexuality / Heather Marie Stur -- 25. Militarism and Nationalism / Ingo Trauschwizer -- 26. Memory and Memorialization / Michael Dolski -- 27. War and Culture / Matthew S. Muehlauer.