Monopoly of violence : why Europeans hate going to war
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TextPublication details: England Faber and Faber c2007.Description: xx, 284 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Hard BoundISBN: - 9780571220854
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Since 1945, the European states which had previously glamorised their military elites, and made going to war the highest expression of patriotism, have renounced violence as a way of settling their disputes. Violence has been eclipsed as a tool of statesmen. This astonishing reversal is the subject of James Sheehan's masterly book. It is also a timely reminder of the differences between Europe and America, at a time when the USA is asserting its right and duty to make war for ideological or self-interested ends. And how Europeans will live in this dangerous, violent world is a question that becomes ever more urgent as the chaos in the Middle East affects the stability of societies with open frontiers and liberal traditions.
Prologue: War and Peace in the Twentieth Century --
Pt. I. Living in Peace, Preparing for War, 1900-1914 --
1. "Without War, There Would Be No State" --
2. Pacifism and Militarism --
3. Europeans in a Violent World --
Pt. II. A World Made by War, 1914-19 --
4. War and Revolution --
5. The Twenty-Year Truce --
6. The Last European War --
Pt. III. States Without War --
7. The Foundations of the Postwar World --
8. The Rise of the Civilian State --
9. Why Europe Will Not Become a Superpower --
Epilogue: The Future of the Civilian State.
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