Useful enemies

Useful enemies: when waging wars is more important than winning them

by Keen, David

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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.

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  • Full title :Useful enemies : when waging wars is more important than winning them / David Keen.

Summary

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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Yale University Press
  • Place of Publication:New Haven, CT
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

  • Description:vii, 311 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780300162745, 030016274X, 9780300205435, 0300205430
  • oclc:ocn759174514
  • LC Classification:U21.2
  • Dewey Decimal:355.02/7

Table of 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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Subjects

Conflits de longue durée (Science milit… Crimes de guerre guerre - causes Guerre -- Aspect psychologique Politics and war Politique et guerre Protracted conflicts (Military science) Violence -- Aspect social Violence -- Social aspects War -- Causes War -- Psychological aspects War crimes

Writers

Keen, David

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