Reasons to Kill Why Americans Choose War

Name: Reasons to Kill Why Americans Choose War
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ISBN: 9781608190263

ISBN-10: 1608190269

ISBN-13: 9781608190263

Edition: 2010

Authors: Richard E. Rubenstein

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From the American Revolution to the end of World War II, the United States spent nineteen years at war against other nations. But since1950, the total is twenty-two years and counting. On four occasions, U.S. presidents elected as "peace candidates" have gone on to lead the nation into ferocious armed conflicts. Repeatedly, wars deemed necessary when they began have been seen in retrospect as avoidable' Aiandill-advised.Americans profess to be a peace-loving people and one wary of "foreign entanglements." Yet we have been drawn into wars in distant lands from Vietnam to Afghanistan. We cherish our middle-class comforts and our children. Yet we send our troops to Fallujah and Mogadishu. How…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 9/28/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

RICHARD E. RUBENSTEIN is professor of conflict resolution and public affairs at George Mason University and an expert on religious conflict. A graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Law School, he was a Rhodes Scholar and studied at Oxford University. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia.



Preface



Why We Choose War



The Transformation of Self-Defense



Beat the Devil: Humanitarian Interventions and Moral Crusades



"Love It or Leave It": Patriots and Dissenters



War as a Last Resort? Peace Processes and National Honor


Concluding Note Five Ways to Think More Clearly About War


Acknowledgments


Selected Bibliography


Notes


Index