Argues that sociologists have either ignored or grappled with the idea of war and examines the reasons behind this denial of the violent nature of the human rac
Aimed at a generation of students and activists who have probably encountered very little of his work, this is a thoughtful and engaging exploration of the crit
Ideology is so powerful it makes us believe that war is rational, despite both its brutal means and its devastating ends. The power of ideology comes from its i
The persistence of war as a feature of modern life is examined through issues of identity and difference, that is, the construction of 'self' and 'other' as ind
This book is the author's attempt to translate his knowledge of peace studies into the language of sociology, so that the former can be grasped as a more comple