Useful enemies :: when waging wars is more important than winning them /
Keen investigates why conflicts are so prevalent and so intractable, even when one side has much greater military resources. He asks who benefits from wars-- whether economically, politically, or psychologically-- and argues that in order to bring them successfully to an end we need to understand th...
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Zusammenfassung: | Keen investigates why conflicts are so prevalent and so intractable, even when one side has much greater military resources. He asks who benefits from wars-- whether economically, politically, or psychologically-- and argues that in order to bring them successfully to an end we need to understand the complex vested interests on all sides. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (vii, 311 pages) |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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contents | Introduction -- Resource wars -- Aiding resource wars? -- Vietnam: useful enemies and useless allies -- Afghanistan -- The political functions of war -- Wars within wars -- The politics of permanent emergency -- Case study of a permanent emergency: the United States -- Shame and the psychological functions of violence -- Conclusion. |
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spelling | Keen, David, 1958- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJr7R8KpdVXtPmPK4x83cP http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93093146 Useful enemies : when waging wars is more important than winning them / David Keen. When waging wars is more important than winning them New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012. 1 online resource (vii, 311 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Resource wars -- Aiding resource wars? -- Vietnam: useful enemies and useless allies -- Afghanistan -- The political functions of war -- Wars within wars -- The politics of permanent emergency -- Case study of a permanent emergency: the United States -- Shame and the psychological functions of violence -- Conclusion. Keen investigates why conflicts are so prevalent and so intractable, even when one side has much greater military resources. He asks who benefits from wars-- whether economically, politically, or psychologically-- and argues that in order to bring them successfully to an end we need to understand the complex vested interests on all sides. Print version record. War Causes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145136 Protracted conflicts (Military science) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94006058 War Psychological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145124 War crimes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145168 Violence Social aspects. Politics and war. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104471 Guerre Causes. Conflits de longue durée (Science militaire) Guerre Aspect psychologique. Crimes de guerre. Violence Aspect social. Politique et guerre. HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh PHILOSOPHY Political. bisacsh Warfare and Defence. eflch Politics and war fast Protracted conflicts (Military science) fast Violence Social aspects fast War Causes fast War crimes fast War Psychological aspects fast Print version: Keen, David, 1958- Useful enemies. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012 9780300162745 (DLC) 2012003457 (OCoLC)759174514 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=464178 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Keen, David, 1958- Useful enemies : when waging wars is more important than winning them / Introduction -- Resource wars -- Aiding resource wars? -- Vietnam: useful enemies and useless allies -- Afghanistan -- The political functions of war -- Wars within wars -- The politics of permanent emergency -- Case study of a permanent emergency: the United States -- Shame and the psychological functions of violence -- Conclusion. War Causes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145136 Protracted conflicts (Military science) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94006058 War Psychological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145124 War crimes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145168 Violence Social aspects. Politics and war. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104471 Guerre Causes. Conflits de longue durée (Science militaire) Guerre Aspect psychologique. Crimes de guerre. Violence Aspect social. Politique et guerre. HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh PHILOSOPHY Political. bisacsh Warfare and Defence. eflch Politics and war fast Protracted conflicts (Military science) fast Violence Social aspects fast War Causes fast War crimes fast War Psychological aspects fast |
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title | Useful enemies : when waging wars is more important than winning them / |
title_alt | When waging wars is more important than winning them |
title_auth | Useful enemies : when waging wars is more important than winning them / |
title_exact_search | Useful enemies : when waging wars is more important than winning them / |
title_full | Useful enemies : when waging wars is more important than winning them / David Keen. |
title_fullStr | Useful enemies : when waging wars is more important than winning them / David Keen. |
title_full_unstemmed | Useful enemies : when waging wars is more important than winning them / David Keen. |
title_short | Useful enemies : |
title_sort | useful enemies when waging wars is more important than winning them |
title_sub | when waging wars is more important than winning them / |
topic | War Causes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145136 Protracted conflicts (Military science) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94006058 War Psychological aspects. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145124 War crimes. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145168 Violence Social aspects. Politics and war. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104471 Guerre Causes. Conflits de longue durée (Science militaire) Guerre Aspect psychologique. Crimes de guerre. Violence Aspect social. Politique et guerre. HISTORY Military Other. bisacsh TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. bisacsh PHILOSOPHY Political. bisacsh Warfare and Defence. eflch Politics and war fast Protracted conflicts (Military science) fast Violence Social aspects fast War Causes fast War crimes fast War Psychological aspects fast |
topic_facet | War Causes. Protracted conflicts (Military science) War Psychological aspects. War crimes. Violence Social aspects. Politics and war. Guerre Causes. Conflits de longue durée (Science militaire) Guerre Aspect psychologique. Crimes de guerre. Violence Aspect social. Politique et guerre. HISTORY Military Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. PHILOSOPHY Political. Warfare and Defence. Politics and war Violence Social aspects War Causes War crimes War Psychological aspects |
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