What Is War For? (Paperback)

How does armed conflict shape global politics? When states wage war on their neighbours while denying its existence, what chance do we have to regulate it, and how will we ever achieve a more peaceful world? This book examines how changes to social rules - such as interpretations of international law - reshape how states explain their military actions, and changes to technology and society transform the activities that constitute contemporary warfare. Analysing the role that war serves in global politics, it outlines the multiple ways that war affects the contemporary world, from international relations to our day-to-day lives. Focusing on two competing visions of war - that war can and should be eliminated, and that war is a permanent problem to be managed - it takes the second path as a necessary step towards the first, in the maybe vain hope that it is ever achievable.

General

Imprint:	Bristol University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	What Is It For?
Release date:	March 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Jack McDonald
Dimensions:	203 x 127mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-5292-2838-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Theory of warfare & military science Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Promotions
LSN:	1-5292-2838-7
Barcode:	9781529228380

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