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Why War Ideology Theory And History
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Author : Keith L. Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1979
Why War Ideology Theory And History written by Keith L. Nelson and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
"Instead of proposing another theory of war, their goal is a more modest one of raising the theoretical consciousness of historians. Specifically, they argue that '1) ideology does influence theory, 2) historians do have ideologies as well as theories . . . about which they are not always conscious or consistent, and 3) we can better understand, compare, and evaluate what historians are saying when we comprehend their ideological and theoretical perspectives.' They attempt then, to classify historical interpretations of war according to their ideological/ theoretical orientations, however covert." --Perspective "Nelson and Olin .. . are concerned with enhancing history's social utility by advancing its capacity to produce generalizations that can explain or predict events and are subject to empirical testing. Their exploration of historical generalization focuses on an issue itself of the highest importance, the causes of war; but their aim is also to create a model for historical generalization applicable to other issues. They argue that to understand generalizations in history, one must recognize their roots in theory, and that historians' theories in turn proceed from their own ideologies. To demonstrate, they survey theories about the causes of war that have come out of conservative, liberal, and radical ideologies. . . . any historian will profit from this rigorous approach to the problem." --Choice "Learned and suggestive, this book clarifies much of what is already known, and points toward new ways of understanding."--Library Journal
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Author : Keith L. Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-09-01
Why War Ideology Theory And History written by Keith L. Nelson and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-01 with History categories.
"Instead of proposing another theory of war, their goal is a more modest one of raising the theoretical consciousness of historians. Specifically, they argue that '1) ideology does influence theory, 2) historians do have ideologies as well as theories . . . about which they are not always conscious or consistent, and 3) we can better understand, compare, and evaluate what historians are saying when we comprehend their ideological and theoretical perspectives.' They attempt then, to classify historical interpretations of war according to their ideological/ theoretical orientations, however covert." --Perspective "Nelson and Olin .. . are concerned with enhancing history's social utility by advancing its capacity to produce generalizations that can explain or predict events and are subject to empirical testing. Their exploration of historical generalization focuses on an issue itself of the highest importance, the causes of war; but their aim is also to create a model for historical generalization applicable to other issues. They argue that to understand generalizations in history, one must recognize their roots in theory, and that historians' theories in turn proceed from their own ideologies. To demonstrate, they survey theories about the causes of war that have come out of conservative, liberal, and radical ideologies. . . . any historian will profit from this rigorous approach to the problem." --Choice "Learned and suggestive, this book clarifies much of what is already known, and points toward new ways of understanding."--Library Journal
War And Modernity
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Author : Hans Joas
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 2003-01-27
War And Modernity written by Hans Joas and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-27 with Social Science categories.
Written by one of Europe's leading social theorists, this book takes up the claims of modernity and confronts them with a stark reality: the ongoing proliferation of war. How can contemporary social and political thought come to terms with this apparent failure of modernity? Throughout the 20th century the global struggle of ideologies put paid to the dream that wars were somehow the relic of a bygone, unenlightened age. But now in the aftermath of the Cold War era, how are we to account for the persistence of war and state violence? Drawing on a wide range of material, from World War I and Vietnam to the Gulf War and the conflicts in the Balkans, Joas engages with current debates in the sociology and politics of war and develops his own distinctive line of argument concerning the role of warfare in modern societies. He aligns himself with figures such as Giddens and Mann in the attempt to establish a new and non-functionalist theory of social change. This compelling and timely study confronts one of the great paradoxes of our era, and Joas's book is a substantial contribution towards a new historico-sociological perspectiveon the twentieth century. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars of sociology and politics, and will appeal to anyone who has puzzled over the persistence of modern war, and the limits of enlightenment as an historical force.
War And Communism
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Author : Tobias Hirschmüller
language : en
Publisher: Brill U Schoningh
Release Date : 2022-05-13
War And Communism written by Tobias Hirschmüller and has been published by Brill U Schoningh this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-13 with categories.
From a global perspective, the historical relationship between war and communism throughout the 20th century is discussed in this book. Communist theory was supposed to lead to a classless society that would thereby overcome nationalism, imperialism, violence, and eventually war itself. Regardless of the theoretical assumption that a communist utopia would end wars forever, communism very often related to war, not only in a theoretical sense, but also in the actual historical process. How communist theorists interpreted war, argued for or against it and tried to sanction the use of violence in the name of a communist utopia are questions for this anthology about an unnatural interrelationship. At the same time, the contributions of this volume take a closer look at violent responses against communism during the 20th century.
Theory And Nature Of War
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Theory And Nature Of War written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Government publications categories.
Modernization As Ideology
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Author : Michael E. Latham
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2003-06-19
Modernization As Ideology written by Michael E. Latham and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-19 with History categories.
Providing new insight on the intellectual and cultural dimensions of the Cold War, Michael Latham reveals how social science theory helped shape American foreign policy during the Kennedy administration. He shows how, in the midst of America's protracted struggle to contain communism in the developing world, the concept of global modernization moved beyond its beginnings in academia to become a motivating ideology behind policy decisions. After tracing the rise of modernization theory in American social science, Latham analyzes the way its core assumptions influenced the Kennedy administration's Alliance for Progress with Latin America, the creation of the Peace Corps, and the strategic hamlet program in Vietnam. But as he demonstrates, modernizers went beyond insisting on the relevance of America's experience to the dilemmas faced by impoverished countries. Seeking to accelerate the movement of foreign societies toward a liberal, democratic, and capitalist modernity, Kennedy and his advisers also reiterated a much deeper sense of their own nation's vital strengths and essential benevolence. At the height of the Cold War, Latham argues, modernization recast older ideologies of Manifest Destiny and imperialism.
Just War Tradition And The Restraint Of War
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Author : James Turner Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-14
Just War Tradition And The Restraint Of War written by James Turner Johnson and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-14 with Technology & Engineering categories.
In this volume, a sequel to Ideology, Reason, and the Limitation of War, James Turner Johnson continues his reconstruction of the history of just war tradition by analyzing significant individual thinkers, concepts, and events that influenced its development from the mid-eighteenth century to the present. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Studies Of War
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Author : Henk Houweling
language : en
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Release Date : 1988-08-03
Studies Of War written by Henk Houweling and has been published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-08-03 with Political Science categories.
End Of History And The Last Man
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Author : Francis Fukuyama
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2006-03-01
End Of History And The Last Man written by Francis Fukuyama and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-01 with History categories.
Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is as essential for a world fighting fundamentalist terrorists as it was for the end of the Cold War. Now updated with a new afterword, The End of History and the Last Man is a modern classic.
Representing War
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Author : Evelyn Cobley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Representing War written by Evelyn Cobley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
In this theoretical reading of First World War narratives, Evelyn Cobley challenges the current orthodoxy by maintaining that these `narratives of protest' remained ideologically complicit with the war they ostensibly oppose. Focusing on both documentary and fictional accounts by English, French, and German authors, Cobley shows how the rhetorical, narrative, and generic conventions of war literature act as carriers of ideological meaning. She discusses not so much what the texts say, as previous critics have done, but how the texts simultaneously express and subvert their message. Although thematically First World War narratives document the failure of Enlightenment values by depicting the horrors of war as cultural regression, formally they betray a continued investment in the Enlightenment faith in cultural progress through science and reason. Cobley explores the contradiction enmeshing those intent on representing a historical event which was so far beyond ordinary experience that it seemed unnameable. Approaching the narrative text as a contradictory site of inscription, Representing War shows how combatant writers, in their desire to legitimate their texts, resorted either to realist conventions (telling it as it really was) or to modernist strategies (arriving at a higher truth). This study amply illustrates that no formal device is ideologically innocent; each narrative has to be scrutinized for its own specific manifestation of complicity with the war. By virtue of its well-informed theoretical perspective and its meticulous reading of primary texts, Representing War constitutes a rich contribution to postmodern critiques of representation and subjectivity as well as enhancing our understanding of the First World War as a crisis of modern consciousness.