
War and Democracy
Essays on the Causes and Prevention of War
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 12. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
370 pages
978-0-367-24374-6 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1938, this book consists of a group of papers considering widely different subjects, but all bearing upon one social problem - the causation and prevention of war. The authors all occupy the same general political position, they are democratic socialists and active members of the Labour Party. The book falls into three rough divisions, although all the papers are self-contained. The first part of the book is psychological and attempts to summarise and analyse the non-historical evidence (ecological, psychological, and anthropological) about the causes of fighting. The second part is historical. It surveys the different causes of international war in the nineteenth century and then discusses the relation between nationalism and capitalism during the same period. The third part is political and first considers the relation of the use of force to the preservation of peace. Then analyses the choices of foreign policy for a pacific power confronted by the threat of aggressive military dictatorship. It concludes with a review and assessment of the various available policies for the prevention of war in general and under the specific contemporary conditions of the time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
468 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-24374-6 (9780367243746)
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E. F. M. Durbin | John Bowlby | Ivor Thomas
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E. F. M. Durbin | John Bowlby | Ivor Thomas
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Essays on the Causes and Prevention of War
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07/2019
1st Edition
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Persons
E. F. M. Durbin, John Bowlby, Ivor Thomas, D. P. T. Jay, R.B. Fraser, R.H.S. Crossman, George Catlin
Content
Prefatory Note. Part 1 1. Personal Aggressiveness and War E.F.M. Durbin and John Bowlby Appendix: An Examination of the Psychological and Anthropological Evidence Part 2 2. War and Its Causes, 1815-1914 Ivor Thomas 3. Nationalism and Capitalism D.P.T. Jay Part 3 4. Pacifism and Collective Security Robert B. Fraser 5. Collective Security and Dictatorship R.H.S. Crossman 6. Pacifism, Marxism, and Peace George Catlin. Index.