Very comprehensive, this book is an attempt by the author to convince us that the nearly exclusive rights to violence contemporary states enjoy is a very new concept. Furthermore, he offers reasonable explanations as to why the change occurred. My only criticism is that the first chapter is a tad b
The Mercenary Pirate
- Publisher
- Seas the Day Publishing
- Year
- 2017
- Category
- Fiction
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