Why War? Ideology, Theory, and History

by Spencer C. Olin and Keith L. Nelson

Book Overview

"Instead of proposing another theory of war, their goal is a more modest one of raising the theoretical consciousness of historians. Specifically, they argue that '1) ideology does influence theory, 2) historians do have ideologies as well as theories . . . about which they are not always conscious or consistent, and 3) we can better understand, compare, and evaluate what historians are saying when we comprehend their ideological and theoretical perspectives.'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520042794
• ISBN13: 9780520042797
• Release Date: August 1980
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 8.0"