"The Causes of War"

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The paper examines "The Causes of War" where Geoffrey Blainey attempts to shed light on what has caused wars over the centuries, all the while disproving previous theories. The paper summarizes Blainey's theories and ideas but criticizes Blainey's style of writing and recommends that readers merely skim through the contents of the book, while focusing on the conclusions.

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"The Causes of War is a book by the Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey. Blainey is noted for having had an exceptional career in academia in Australia - despite the fact that he was eventually forced to retire due to some controversial comments he made on Australia's immigration policies. Throughout the course of his career, Blainey has published over two dozen books, including the critically acclaimed A Short History of the World. Triumph of the Nomads, another one of his books, is considered to be the classic study on Australia's original inhabitants. Among his numerous theories, Blainey is famous for coining the "black armband view of history" as a label for those historians who feel that Australians committed genocide against the Indigenous Australians. He is thus widely considered to be a right wing historian."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Blainey, Geoffrey. The Causes of War. London: Macmillan Press, 1988.

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