Why War (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Frederic Clemson Howe

 
9781330802496: Why War (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Why War explains how money, power, and policy drive conflict—and how democratic reforms can curb it.

This book argues that twentieth‑century wars grow from economic forces and privileged interests. It links the rise of finance, monopolies, and imperial aims to wars that hurt ordinary people, and it calls for broad democratic change to prevent future bloodshed. A clear account of how policy choices, taxation, and foreign investments shape international tension, with a practical, reform‑minded path to peace.

Readers will gain a perspective on the long history of how finance and privilege influence diplomacy, defense, and global events. The work frames war in terms of economics and governance, not just armies, and it outlines ways democracy can reduce the leverage of special interests on foreign policy.

  • How finance and privilege have historically shaped international conflicts
  • Connections between taxation, militarism, and public policy
  • Arguments for democratic reforms in diplomacy and foreign affairs
  • A vision of disarmament and peaceful dispute resolution grounded in economic justice

Ideal for readers curious about the links between economics, politics, and peace, and for anyone seeking a framework to evaluate current foreign policy through the lens of democratic reform.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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