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1 online resource (355 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; 1 The Nature of War; What Is War?; War and the State; Prehistoric Peace?; Regular Warfare and Irregular Warfare; Why Do People Fight Wars?; Conclusion: Are Wars Inevitable?; 2 Adaptations in War; Heavy Cavalry Meets â#x80;#x9C;Pike and Shotâ#x80;#x9D;; Gunpowder; Cannons and Castles; Military Entrepreneur; Growing a State; Public Finance; The French Levee en Masse; Limited v. Unlimited Warfare; Industrialization; Asymmetrical War and Modern Limited War; Cyberspace; Drones; Conclusion: What Does the Future Hold? |
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3 The War Machine: The Political EconomyThe Military-Industrial Complex; The Command Economies; The American National Security State; Military Conflicts of the Twenty-first Century and Changes in the U.S. National Security State; Conclusion: The Power of a Political Economy; 4 The Cultural Representations of War; Cultural Influences on and Interpretations of War; Cultural Differences and Similarities in Warfare; Cultural and Psychological Experiences of Battle and Martial Virtues; Cultural Dimensions of War across Institutions; Religion and War; The Five Major Religions and War; Media and War |
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The Evolution of Media and WarMedia Propaganda; War and Media as Popular Culture; Family and Community Ties; War, Collective Memory, and Commemoration; Conclusions; 5 War and Social Stratification; The Origins of Social Stratification and Inequality; The History of Social Stratification and Warfare; Warfare and the Military as a Social Control Mechanism for the Elite; â#x80;#x9C;Us versus Themâ#x80;#x9D;: Social Inequality through Othering; War Tactics in the Name of Social Inequality; Total War and Scorched Earth Policies; Genocide: Ethnic Cleansing and Annihilation; The Holocaust (1939â#x80;#x93;1945) |
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Rwandan Genocide (1994)Why Do Societies Commit Genocide?; Terrorism: Collective Violence in the Name of Politics; Conclusions; 6 War and Military Participation; Military Participation: Cultural and Historical Perspectives; What Is a â#x80;#x9C;Militaryâ#x80;#x9D;?; Types of Military Service; Recruitment into Military Service; Who Joins Up?; Youâ#x80;#x99;re in the Army Now! From Civilian to Soldier; Basic Training in the United States and Abroad; Various Jobs and Positions within the Military; After Service and the War Is Over: The Effects of Military Service on Individuals; The Impacts of Military Service on Health |
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Social Impacts of Military ServiceDifferentiating Life Course Outcomes; Positive Outcomes for World War II and Korean Veterans; Outcomes for Vietnam and AVF Veterans; Sociohistorical Reasons for Differential Outcomes; Helping Veterans After Service: A Global Perspective; Conclusions: Military Participation in the Future; 7 Postwar Peace and Antiwar Movements; Is Peace Possible?; Defining Peace Processes; Peace versus Postconflict: A Macro-Level Perspective; Interventions for Peace: A Micro-Level Perspective; Peacebuilding Organizations and Operations |
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Types of Peace Organizations and Operations |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Osinsky, Pavel
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Strauss, Lon
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| ISBN |
9781317393481 |
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1317393481 |
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