Overview
War is Hell is a study of the philosophy of war and peace, ranging critically from ancient peace thinking to today. The author uses a Socratic method, focused on political philosophy rather than on cultural or psychological aspects of war and peace making. The book is not a treatise on ethics, but rather an analysis of some aspects of the nature of war and peace. This book is a study of war – and by extension, peace – from the standpoint of political theory. For all those who think there is too much war, and to deal with that we need to search for new ways of thinking.
Full Product Details
Author: Charles Douglas Lummis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.513kg
ISBN: 9781538174203
ISBN 10: 1538174200
Pages: 252
Publication Date: 16 March 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"""I've followed Charles Douglas Lummis' peace activism and anti-war analyses for years. ""War is Hell"" in the culmination of his exceptional experience and knowledge. From Dante and Hobbes to Arendt and Walzer, from the scorched earth of Atlanta to the ashes of Tokyo, this book takes us on an intellectual and political journey that energizes us to think tougher thoughts about building peace.""--Cynthia Enloe, Author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy Lummis' masterful combination of scholarship, grace, passion, and common sense gives us new ways of thinking about war and peace.--Frank Bardacke War Is Hell is scholarly, well founded and illuminating. Very original and stimulating, which is characteristic of Doug Lummis.--Shin Chiba, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan"
War Is Hell is scholarly, well founded and illuminating. Very original and stimulating, which is characteristic of Doug Lummis. - Shin Chiba, International Christian University--Shin Chiba, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
I've followed Charles Douglas Lummis' peace activism and anti-war analyses for years. War is Hell in the culmination of his exceptional experience and knowledge. From Dante and Hobbes to Arendt and Walzer, from the scorched earth of Atlanta to the ashes of Tokyo, this book takes us on an intellectual and political journey that energizes us to think tougher thoughts about building peace. --Cynthia Enloe, Author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy Lummis' masterful combination of scholarship, grace, passion, and common sense gives us new ways of thinking about war and peace.--Frank Bardacke War Is Hell is scholarly, well founded and illuminating. Very original and stimulating, which is characteristic of Doug Lummis.--Shin Chiba, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
Author Information
Charles Douglas Lummis has written extensively on the topic of US foreign relations, and is a vocal critic of US foreign policy. His works include Radical Democracy, and A New Look at the Chrysanthemum and the Sword. Susan Sontag has called Lummis ""one of the most thoughtful, honorable, and relevant intellectuals writing about democratic practice anywhere in the world,""while Karel van Wolferenhas referred to him as an ""eminent observer of the American-Japanese vassalage relationship.”
