The Anthropology of War and Peace: Perspectives on the Nuclear Age
Author:   David Pitt ,  Paul R. Turner
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9780897891424


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   30 October 1988
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Drawing parallels between tribal behavior and international relations to demonstrate that societies are not inherently aggressive but are led into conflict when pride or in-group pressures push people to fight, this profound look at the chilling reality of cold war and its arsenal of nuclear destruction offers valuable new insights into how prejudices and stereotypes contribute to what may seem like an inexorable drift to war. Yet the authors conclude that war is not inevitable, as they offer suggestions for an end to the arms race in the nuclear age. Based on original research, this is a long overdue contribution to the study of war and peace in our time and a text for newly emerging courses on the subject.

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Author:   David Pitt ,  Paul R. Turner
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.284kg
ISBN:  

9780897891424


ISBN 10:   0897891422
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   30 October 1988
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Alexandre Berenstein Introduction by David Pitt Tribal Mentality and the Cold War The International Tribe and the Cold War Inducement to Miltary Participation in Tribal Societies U.S. Military Elites: Perceptions and Values Anthropology and the Myths of American Foreign Policy Witchcraft and the Cold War Nuclear War and the Cold War The Drift to War Steps toward World War III Biological and Social Consequences of a Nuclear War Star Wars and Arms Control The Dilemma of Disarming Anthropological Research and the Cold War Anthropology and War: Theory, Politics, Ethics Anthropologists Going into the Cold: Research in the Age of Mutually Assured Destruction Bibliography Index

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?[The] material is important, well-presented, insightful and comprises a handy package of ideas and problems for study.?-Human Peace


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