War and the Liberal Conscience - Couverture souple

Howard, Sir Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1850658919 ISBN 13 : 9781850658917

Editeur : C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Isn't war rooted in the vested interests of the ruling classes? (But have not democracies proved as bellicose as other states?) Should not political disputes be settled by civilised negotiations? (But what if the adversary is not, by your standards, 'civilised'?) Ought states to steer clear of other states' internal conflicts? (Or should they help liberate oppressed peoples?) Which is better, appeasement or a war to end war? Such questions reflect the confusion that still besets liberal-minded men and women in the face of war, despite centuries during which they have tried to discover its causes and secure its abolition. Sir Michael Howard traces the pattern in their attitudes from Erasmus to the Americans after Vietnam, and concludes that peacemaking 'is a task which has to be tackled afresh every day of our lives'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sir Michael Howard, OM, CH, CBE, MC was formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War and Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1850658919
• ISBN 13: 9781850658917
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
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