Complex Emergencies - Couverture souple

Keen, David J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745640206 ISBN 13 : 9780745640204

Editeur : Polity Press, 2007

Synopsis

If you thought the point of war was to win, this book will make you think again.

David Keen questions the model of war as a contest between two sides aiming at political and military victory, and he also rejects the contrasting view that war represents a collapse into anarchy, mindless violence and ethnic hatred. Rather than a contest or a collapse, war is analysed as a system that has significant functions and that yields complex economic, political and psychological benefits. Some may be more interested in prolonging a war than in ending it. War may help elites to derail democracy and suppress dissent; it may be profitable for government and rebel actors; and it may allow armed groups to enjoy a sense of power over unarmed civilians.

This book argues that understanding the complex functions of wars alongside other forms of human disaster, such as famine and ethnic strife, is essential if we are to reduce suffering and move towards lasting peace agreements.

Complex Emergencies will be essential reading for students of development, political economy, political science and international relations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Keen is Reader in Complex Emergencies at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745640206
• ISBN 13: 9780745640204
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
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• Personne responsable: non disponible