Why War?: The Cultural Logic of Iraq, the Gulf War, and Suez

by Philip Smith

Book Overview

Why did America invade Iraq? Why do nations choose to fight certain wars and not others? How do we bring ourselves to believe that the sacrifice of our troops is acceptable? For most, the answers to these questions are tied to struggles for power or resources and the machinations of particular interest groups. Philip Smith argues that this realist answer to the age-old "why war?" question is insufficient. Instead, Smith suggests that every war has...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226763889
• ISBN13: 9780226763880
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"