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The Institution of war / edited by Robert A. Hinde. - London : Macmillan, �1991. - x, 253 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Aggression and the institution of war / Robert A. Hinde -- War : natural but not necessary / John Mueller -- Some psychological bases of the institution of war / Hugh Middleton -- History and war / Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann -- An anthropological view of war and violence / Ernest Gellner -- Sacrifice and the ideology of war / Stephen Sykes -- Nurturing the institution of war : 'just war' theory's 'justifications' and accommodations / Ronald E. Santoni -- Legal basis of the institution of war / John G. Collier -- In defence of the laws of war / Christopher Greenwood -- A note on patriotism and nationalism / Robert A. Hinde -- Imaginings of war : some cultural supports of the institution of war / Jay M. Winter -- Do modern economies require war or preparations for warfare? / Mary Kaldor -- Defence decision-making and accountability / Scilla Elworthy -- The institution of conscription : the case of Finland / Brian Phillips.


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ISBN: 033355048X 9780333550489 0312066112 9780312066116

Nat. Bib. No.: GB9201742 bnb b9189281

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 010060633 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
War.
War and society.
Disarmament.
Guerre.
Guerre et soci�et�e.
D�esarmement.
wars.
armed conflicts.
Disarmament.
War.
War and society.
Oorlog.
War and peace research.

Subjects--Index Terms: War Warfare and defence International law of war and treaties

LC Class. No.: U21.2 / .In7

Dewey Class. No.: 303.66 355.02