Why the world is at war. Reasons for enmity and paths to reconciliation.
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Christopher Blattman, an economist and political scientist, in his book "Why the World Fights. Causes of Hostility and Paths to Reconciliation" offers readers to try to understand the reasons for the emergence of global wars and the possibilities of preventing them. The book was recognized as the best history book on the Amazon website, recommended for reading by many world scholars and historians.
Here are some interesting facts and ideas from the book:
- It turns out that one of the main reasons for global conflicts is insufficient awareness of the enemy's military level, which does not allow for an objective assessment of the situation.
- If the forces of opponents are roughly equal, the war can end in the first few days.
- Often opponents artificially create an atmosphere of uncertainty and demonstrate feigned ferocity and readiness to go to extreme measures, which does not correspond to reality. This is often encountered in the wild world: intimidating sounds, hissing, baring teeth. In our time, this is weapon testing, freezing enemy bank accounts, military parades. An engaging and profound analysis of hundreds of conflicts of modern times and centuries past allows the author to assert that war is not a series of mistakes and emotional decisions. There is a logic of decision-making, strategy, ideology, and other forces from which all global conflicts arise.
Author:
Author:Blattman Christopher
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Romance & Love
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21.9x14.4x2.9 cm
Series:
Series:Big Science
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:12+
Product type:
Product type:partial lacquering
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-191302-1
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