10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WAR-WEARINESS»
Discover the use of
war-weariness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
war-weariness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The Second World War, he suggested, was 'manifestly something contrary to
Human Nature'. To reject Toynbee's theory is not necessarily to reject the
humbler idea that war-weariness was one of the forces promoting peace at
certain periods ...
2
What Causes
War?: An Introduction to Theories of ...
War Weariness: Empirical Studies Empirical studies of the war weariness
hypotheses, though somewhat mixed, have not been very kind to the theory.
Some studies find virtually no support for the war weariness hypotheses. In his
analysis of ...
3
The Process of
War: Advancing the Scientific Study of
War
There is a small subliterature on the impact of war on mass and elite learning
patterns that speaks to the probability of future warfare for the societies in
question. The war weariness hypothesis suggests that war participation is a
costly activity ...
Stuart A. Bremer, Thomas R. Cusack, 1995
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The Pathology of Man: A Study of Human Evil
We have mentioned the emotion of war- weariness, an emotion that Richardson
observed in societies once a certain threshold of prolonged suffering with
sufficient numbers of casualties has been exceeded. Before this threshold has
been ...
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Nations at
War: A Scientific Study of International Conflict
Other studies that test for national level war-to-war cycles in terms of either war-
weariness or. 2 Among the explanations for war cycles proffered in Blainey (1973
:7-8, 91-93) are Arnold Toynbee's thesis of generational war-weariness and A.L.
...
Daniel S. Geller, J. David Singer, 1998
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National Resilience During
War: Refining the Decision-making ...
And yet, whether winning the war, or losing it, is a factor that may encourage war
weariness, remains ambiguous. On one hand it makes sense to connect war
weariness with the experience of defeat. Since vanquished states usually have a
...
7
Choosing Your Battles: American Civil-Military Relations and ...
Our measure of war weariness is the natural log of the number of U.S. fatalities
suffered by the United States in its most recent war.19 Potentially Confounding
Variable (2): Percentage of Veterans in the American Public. Controlling for the ...
Peter D. Feaver, Christopher Gelpi, 2011
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Enola Gay and the Court of History
Although anti-Truman writers cannot have missed the massive outpouring of war
weariness recorded in the media and archives, you will find no trace of it in their
commentaries. Truman's decision to drop the bomb was immensely popular in ...
9
The Adaptive Military: Armed Forces in a Turbulent World
In interaction with four sets of processes involving complexity, war weariness,
governmental paralysis, and attitudinal revulsion, the war attributes make it more
likely that interstate wars are doomed to extinction. The concept of complexity ...
10
The Great Powers and Global Struggle, 1490-1990
In interaction with four sets of processes involving complexity, war weariness,
governmental paralysis, and attitudinal revulsion, the attributes of war make it
more likely that interstate wars are doomed to extinction. The concept of
complexity ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WAR-WEARINESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
war-weariness is used in the context of the following news items.
EDITORIAL: Obama's war-weariness must not be reflected in military
How very different Mr. Obama's words of war weariness are from the power and strength of the inaugural address of John F. Kennedy. “Let every nation know,” ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
Cannes tackles war-weariness with martial arts, Tamil Tigers
Taiwan's Hou Hsiao-Hsien startles with a ravishingly beautiful reinvention of the martial arts genre, while Cannes habitué Jacques Audiard delivers half of a ... «FRANCE 24, May 15»
The American people are war-weary. That doesn't mean they're …
It might seem surprisingly high because of Americans' war-weariness and the fact that there hasn't even been a request for ground troops. But as we've written ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
War-weariness key to ending fight over Homs
Who is winning in Syria? It is a simple question with no simple answer. You may think it is President Bashar al-Assad, with the rebels abandoning Homs. «BBC News, May 14»
Obama: War-weariness a factor in Syria decision
President Obama said he didn't choose to launch a military strike in Syria not because "it's not worth it" but that "after a decade of war...the United States has ... «The Hill, Mar 14»
Iraq War architect Bill Kristol complains about American “war …
“So American war-weariness isn't new,” he writes. “Using it as an excuse to avoid maintaining our defenses or shouldering our responsibilities isn't new, either.”. «Salon, Mar 14»
War-Weariness As an Excuse
So American war-weariness isn't new. Using it as an excuse to avoid maintaining our defenses or shouldering our responsibilities isn't new, either. But that ... «The Weekly Standard, Mar 14»
Obama doesn't get to say he is tired of war
The families of the fallen are entitled to war-weariness. So are those wounded in body or spirit, and their loved ones. The mother who has sent her son to war ... «Washington Post, Sep 13»
War-Weariness
America may have lost its stomach for military intervention. The Obama administration has made its case that the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, used ... «New York Times, Aug 13»
War-weariness?: Taliban may launch political party
War-weariness?: Taliban may launch political party. “We are waiting for conducive conditions to make a formal announcement,” says Mutasim. By Tahir Khan. «The Express Tribune, Mar 13»
