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Can war be eliminated?

Coker, Christopher (2014) Can war be eliminated? Global futures. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780745679228

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Abstract

Throughout history, war seems to have had an iron grip on humanity. In this short book, internationally renowned philosopher of war, Christopher Coker, challenges the view that war is an idea that we can cash in for an even better one - peace. War, he argues, is central to the human condition; it is part of the evolutionary inheritance which has allowed us to survive and thrive. New technologies and new geopolitical battles may transform the face and purpose of war in the 21st century, but our capacity for war remains undiminished. The inconvenient truth is that we will not see the end of war until it exhausts its own evolutionary possibilities.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: http://politybooks.com/
Additional Information: © 2014 The Author
Divisions: International Relations
Subjects: J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2017 11:07
Last Modified: 12 Dec 2024 05:31
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/84437

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