War and Modernity Studies in the History of Vilolence in the 20th Century
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Sprache:Englisch
Fr. 102.00
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
27.01.2003
Verlag
John Wiley and Sons LtdSeitenzahl
256
Maße (L/B/H)
23.6/17.3/2.3 cm
Gewicht
499 g
Übersetzt von
Rodney Livingstone
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-7456-2644-4
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.
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