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100			_aSheehan, James J.
245	0	0	_aMonopoly of violence : _bwhy Europeans hate going to war
260			_aEngland _bFaber and Faber _cc2007.
300			_axx, 284 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm. Hard Bound
500			_aRs.950/-
504			_aSince 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.
505			_aPrologue: 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.
650		0	_aPeace _xPolitical aspects.
650		0	_aWar
650		0	_aUnited States
650		0	_aDiplomatic relations
700	1		_aJames J. Sheehan
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