Deep Violence: Military Violence, War Play, and the Social Life of Weapons

by Joanna Bourke

Book Overview

2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the declaration of the First World War, and with it comes a deluge of books, documentaries, feature films and radio programs. We will hear a great deal about the horror of the battlefield. Bourke acknowledges wider truths: war is unending and violence is deeply entrenched in our society. But it doesn't have to be this way. This book equips readers with an understanding of the history, culture and politics of warfare...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619024632
• ISBN13: 9781619024632
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.1"