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Why Nations Go to War - A Sociology of Military Conflict (Paperback)
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Why Nations Go to War - A Sociology of Military Conflict (Paperback)
Series: Framing 21st Century Social Issues
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The United States has been involved in many wars, sometimes for
noble causes like defeating Nazism, and, at other times, it has
compromised its own ideals, leading to a lot of soul searching and
regrets. Some wars are celebrated as glorious achievements (World
War II), some are forgotten' (Korea), and some are ignored'
(Afghanistan). The current wars in the Middle East represent a
complex interplay of motivations, challenges, and threats to
America's role as the world's democratic leadership. In the case of
Afghanistan, we find that during the Cold War the US defense and
intelligence apparatus directly and indirectly created an
incalculable number of radical extremists that have now turned
their sights on their former benefactor. The invasion of Iraq
represents a different calculus: under the multitude of
rationalizations rests a simple political-economic case of a master
nation punishing a disobedient subject. In this brief book,
America's relationship with war is explored with an eye toward
changes in capitalism from industrialism to post-industrialism,
America's involvement in the Cold War, nuclear proliferation,
terrorism, torture, culture, and ideology. The goal of this new,
unique Series is to offer readable, teachable "thinking frames" on
today's social problems and social issues by leading scholars, all
in short 60 page or shorter formats, and available for view on
http: //routledge.customgateway.com/routledge-social-issues.html
For instructors teaching a wide range of courses in the social
sciences, the Routledge Social Issues Collection now offers the
best of both worlds: originally written short texts that provide
"overviews" to important social issues as well as teachable
excerpts from larger works previously published by Routledge and
other presses.
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