War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
by Chris Hedges
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"Drawing on the literature of combat, from Homer and Shakespeare to Erich Maria Remarque and Michael Herr, Hedges shows how human beings are conditioned to embrace what he calls "the myth of war" - the idea that combat is noble, selfless, and glorious. And yet if human history is any guide, nations and imperiums have stumbled and even fallen when they believed the myths peddled about war and about themselves.
The reality of war, which Hedges knows first-hand, is about the destruction of culture, the perversion of human desire, and the embrace, ultimately, of death over life."--BOOK JACKET.
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War (Philosophy), Modern Military history, War and society, War and civilization, Politics and Government, Guerre, Krieg, Militär, Philosophie, Military history, War (philosophy), Hedges, chris, Military history, modern, Military history, modern--20th century, U21.2 .h43 2002, 355.02People
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
June 1, 2007, Tantor Media
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War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning
June 10, 2003, Anchor, Anchor Books
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
September 3, 2002, PublicAffairs
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"When our own nation is at war with any other, we detest them under the character of cruel, perfidious, unjust and violent: But always esteem ourselves and allies equitable, moderate, and merciful."
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