Why War?

How can we make sense of what Einstein called ''the dark places of human will and feeling''? Richard Overy draws on a lifetime''s study of conflict to write this challenging, invaluable book. Studying every facet of war from biology to belief, psychology to security, Overy allows readers to understand the many contradictory or self-reinforcing ways in which warfare can suddenly appear a legitimate option.

Repeatedly humans have foresworn war, have understood its appalling risks and have wished to create more pacific, productive societies. And yet almost inevitably circumstances emerge under which war once more seems inevitable or even desirable.<>

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Richard Overy is Honorary Research Professor of History at the University of Exeter and one of Britain's most distinguished historians. His major works include The Dictators, winner of the 2005 Wolfson Prize, The Morbid Age and The Bombing War, which won a Cundill Award for Historical Excellence in 2014. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard Overy
• Verlag: PELICAN
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 27.06.2024
• EAN: 9780241567609
• ISBN: 978-0-241-56760-9
• Seiten: 388
• Abmessung: 146 mm x 224 mm x 35 mm
• Serie: Pelican Books
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; World, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Geopolitics, HISTORY / World, military history, International Relations, General & world history, Social, group or collective psychology, Peace studies and conflict resolution, General and world history, Armed Conflict, Theory of warfare and military science, military history; military; politics; society; strategy