1st Edition
Why Nations Go to War A Sociology of Military Conflict
By Mark P. Worrell
Copyright 2011
80 Pages
by
Routledge
80 Pages
by
Routledge
80 Pages
by
Routledge
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The United States has been involved in many wars, sometimes for noble causes like defeating Nazism, and, at other times, it has compromised its own ideals, leading to a lot of soul searching and regrets. Some wars are celebrated as glorious achievements (World War II), some are ‘forgotten’ (Korea), and some are ‘ignored’ (Afghanistan). The current wars in the Middle East represent a complex... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 3. The Economic Functions of War 4. The Social and Cultural Elements of War 5. Conclusion: War and Freedom
Biography
Mark P. Worrell teaches Sociological Theory and courses in Politics, Religion, and Culture at the State University of New York at Cortland. Author of one previous book, Dialectic of Solidarity: Labor, Antisemitism, and the Frankfurt School, Professor Worrell has published widely in scholarly journals including Telos, Rethinking Marxism, Fast Capitalism, and Current Perspectives in Social Theory.
