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Why We Fight The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace

Paperback • 2023 • English

Why We Fight The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace

By Christopher Blattman

5 Ratings • 4.8 of 5

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About the book

An acclaimed expert on violence and seasoned peacebuilder explains the five reasons why conflict (rarely) blooms into war, and how to interrupt that deadly process. It's easy to overlook the underlying strategic forces of war, to see it solely as a series of errors, accidents, and emotions gone awry. It's also easy to forget that war shouldn't happen-and most of the time it doesn't. Around the world there are millions of hostile rivalries, yet only a tiny fraction erupt into violence. Too many a...Show more

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ISBN

9780241989258

Publisher

Penguin Books

Published year

2023

Language

English

Original title

Why We Fight The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace

Format

Paperback

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