War and the Transformation of Global Politics (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: March 20, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780230006577
Subjects: International relations; Theory of warfare & military science; International Relations (General); War And Peace; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; International Relations - General; Peace; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Political Science / Peace; Military Science; 1989-; War; World politics
Description: Late modern wars are legitimized through invocations of humanity; variously the rescue and protection of populations, the re-shaping of entire societies, and the re-constitution of the sphere of the international into a pacified cosmopolitan arena. Drawing on critical social and political thought, the book explores the implications, arguing that these same wars, often referred to as 'liberal', may be interpreted as perpetuating forms of exclusion and domination that render war a tool of control now articulated in global terms.--Publisher description.