{"product_id":"war-and-modernity-studies-in-the-history-of-vilolence-in-the-20th-century-hardback-9780745626444","title":"War and Modernity; Studies in the History of Vilolence in the 20th Century (Hardback) 9780745626444","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWar and Modernity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStudies in the History of Vilolence in the 20th Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHans Joas (Author), Rodney Livingstone (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745626444, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 December 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘Though war remains central to society, it has been peripheral to recent sociological theory. Hans Joas helps remedy that with penetrating critiques of Marxian, realist and, especially, liberal views of war.’ \u003ci\u003eMichael Mann, University of California\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWar and Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e is a path-breaking book which explores in a very incisive way a subject which has not been systematically addressed in the social sciences, namely the relations between war and modernity. Contrary to the optimistic views which see war as a survival of “primitive” urges, Joas shows convincingly how war constitutes a basic component of modernity. The book is a distinct contribution.” \u003ci\u003eS.N. Eisenstadt, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...International Relations scholars should find the analysis of some familiar issues from a different angle illuminating, and they will find some important discussions and reconstructions of social thought in the context of war...much of value to be found in this volume\" \u003ci\u003eBryan Mabee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A valuable contribution to the reflection of sociology on war and violence.\" \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWritten by one of Europe's leading social theorists, this book takes up the claims of modernity and confronts them with a stark reality: the ongoing proliferation of war. How can contemporary social and political thought come to terms with this apparent failure of modernity? Throughout the 20th century the global struggle of ideologies put paid to the dream that wars were somehow the relic of a bygone, unenlightened age. But now in the aftermath of the Cold War era, how are we to account for the persistence of war and state violence? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of material, from World War I and Vietnam to the Gulf War and the conflicts in the Balkans, Joas engages with current debates in the sociology and politics of war and develops his own distinctive line of argument concerning the role of warfare in modern societies. He aligns himself with figures such as Giddens and Mann in the attempt to establish a new and non-functionalist theory of social change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis compelling and timely study confronts one of the great paradoxes of our era, and Joas's book is a substantial contribution towards a new historico-sociological perspectiveon the twentieth century. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars of sociology and politics, and will appeal to anyone who has puzzled over the persistence of modern war, and the limits of enlightenment as an historical force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Wars and Values 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Modernity of War 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Dream of a Modernity without Violence 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Modernity of War: Modernization Theory and the Problem of Violence 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Ideologies of War: The First World War as Reflected in the Contemporary Social Sciences 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II After War 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 After the War: Democracy and Anti-Communism in Berlin after 1945 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 After the Cold War: The Collapse of the German Democratic Republic (with Martin Kohli) 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Sprayed and Betrayed: The Experience of Violence in the Vietnam War and its Consequences 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III War and Violence in Social Theory 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Between Power Politics and Pacifist Utopia: Peace and War in Sociology Theory 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Is There a Militarist Tradition in Sociology? 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Sociology after Auschwitz: Zygmunt Bauman’s Work and the Problems of German Self-Understanding 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 War the Risk Society? 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 War the Teacher? 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Action Theory and the Dynamics of Violence 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 246\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406586048792,"sku":"9780745626444","price":49.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745626444.jpg?v=1784140451","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/war-and-modernity-studies-in-the-history-of-vilolence-in-the-20th-century-hardback-9780745626444","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}