A review by mlindner
The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force, and Society Since A.D. 1000 by William H. McNeill

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"The following essay is my 2nd book review essay for my graduate Seminar in Sociological Institutions – Technology and Modern Society Fall 2003 with Dr. Richard Stivers at Illinois State University."
http://marklindner.info/writings/PursuitofPower.htm or
http://marklindner.info/blog/2006/01/18/book-review-essay-for-the-pursuit-of-power/