Remnants of War

Informationen zum Autor John Mueller is Ralph D. Mershon Senior Research Scientist and Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies Emeritus at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at Ohio State University, where he is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Science. He is the author or editor of many books, including Terror, Security, and Money: Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security; War and Ideas: Selected Essays; Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda; Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them; and Capitalism, Democracy, and Ralph's Pretty Good Grocery. Klappentext Mueller argues that war is an idea, like dueling or slavery, that has been substantially discredited, reduced to its remnants-or dregs-and thugs are the residual combatants. Zusammenfassung Mueller argues that war is an idea, like dueling or slavery, that has been substantially discredited, reduced to its remnants—or dregs—and thugs are the residual combatants.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Mueller, John E. Mueller, MUELLER JOHN E
• Editore: Cornell University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.2007
• EAN: 9780801473876
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-7387-6
• Pagine: 277
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Cornell Studies in Security Af; Cornell Studies in Security Affairs; Cornell Studies in Security Af
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione