{"product_id":"9780345812247","title":"War: The New Edition","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eDyer, Gwynne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage Canada\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eA revised edition of Dyer’s classic book, widely regarded as one of the most  compelling analyses of the history of armed conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e“War is part of our history,  but it is not in at all the same sense part of our prehistory. It is one of the innovations  that occurred between nine and eleven thousand years ago when the first civilized  societies were coming into being. What has been invented can be changed; war is not  in our genes.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With this provocative statement, Gwynne Dyer launches his brilliant  discussion of the history and nature of war. He traces the growth of organized warfare  through history, showing conclusively that the basic tenet has remained unchanged—war is an act of mass violence applied against an enemy so that he will do what  you want him to do. The only real change has been technological, permitting us to  make war on a mass scale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the height of the Cold War, just such a global conflagration  seemed almost inevitable. But the collapse of the Iron Curtain and the ensuing political  changes have forced a re-examination of the accepted fundamentals of history. Will  open access to the channels of mass communication create enough shared values that  we can move beyond mass warfare? Is the threat of terrorism a red herring designed  to preserve the military status quo? Are our traditional military and administrative  hierarchical structures still relevant?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now, more than ever in our post–September  11 world, we need Gwynne Dyer’s expertise to understand the greatest and most human  drama—the act of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eExcerpt from \u003ci\u003eWar:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Siamese twins, army and state, have  never been separated since they were born some eight or nine thousand years ago —  and most of the time the state is the stronger of the twins. Armies exist to serve  the interests of the state that owns them and their legitimacy comes solely from  the fact that they belong to states; similar groups of armed men, if self-employed,  are generally known as rebels or bandits. This is the context in which warfare, as  opposed to casual and illegitimate violence, must be seen: it is something states  do, and have always done, because they believe it serves their interest.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Vintage Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44750377910527,"sku":"9780345812247","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780345812247_s600x595.jpg?v=1775599095","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780345812247","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}