{"product_id":"peace-and-war-mary-lecron-foster-9781138529656","title":"Peace and War: Cross-cultural Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs war necessary? In \u003cem\u003ePeace and War \u003c\/em\u003eprominent anthropologists and other social scientists explore the cultural and social factors leading to war. They analyze the covert causes of war from a cross-cultural perspective: ideologies that dispose people to war; underlying patterns of social relationships that help institutionalize war; and the cultural systems of military establishments. Overt causes of war environmental factors like the control of scarce resources, advantageous territories, and technologies, or promoting the wel-fare of people \"like\" oneself are also considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors examine anthropologists' role in policy formation how their theories on the nature of culture and society help those who deal with global problems on a day-to-day basis. They argue that both covert and overt mechanisms are pushing the world closer to a devastating war and offer strategies to weaken the effects of these mechanisms. This anthropological and historical analysis of the causes of war is a valuable resource for those studying war and those trying to understand the place of social science in framing pacific options.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Lecron Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138529656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138529656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Mary Lecron Foster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48999950975231,"sku":"9781138529656","price":189.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peace-and-war-mary-lecron-foster-9781138529656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}