Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq

(3)
Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq image
ISBN-10:

0393061507

ISBN-13:

9780393061505

Author(s): Dower, John W.
Edition: First Edition
Released: Sep 07, 2010
Format: Hardcover, 640 pages

Description:

Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award in Nonfiction: The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian returns with a groundbreaking comparative study of the dynamics and pathologies of war in modern times.

Over recent decades, John W. Dower, one of America’s preeminent historians, has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. In War Without Mercy (1986), winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, he described and analyzed the brutality that attended World War II in the Pacific, as seen from both the Japanese and the American sides. Embracing Defeat (1999), winner of numerous honors including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, dealt with Japan’s struggle to start over in a shattered land in the immediate aftermath of the Pacific War, when the defeated country was occupied by the U.S.-led Allied powers.

Turning to an even larger canvas, Dower now examines the cultures of war revealed by four powerful events―Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, and the invasion of Iraq in the name of a war on terror. The list of issues examined and themes explored is wide-ranging: failures of intelligence and imagination, wars of choice and “strategic imbecilities,” faith-based secular thinking as well as more overtly holy wars, the targeting of noncombatants, and the almost irresistible logic―and allure―of mass destruction. Dower’s new work also sets the U.S. occupations of Japan and Iraq side by side in strikingly original ways.

One of the most important books of this decade, Cultures of War offers comparative insights into individual and institutional behavior and pathologies that transcend “cultures” in the more traditional sense, and that ultimately go beyond war-making alone. 122 black-and-white illustrations

Best prices to buy, sell, or rent ISBN 9780393061505




Related Books

Frequently Asked Questions about Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq

You can buy the Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq book at one of 20+ online bookstores with BookScouter, the website that helps find the best deal across the web. Currently, the best offer comes from and is $ for the .

The price for the book starts from $6.59 on Amazon and is available from 54 sellers at the moment.

If you’re interested in selling back the Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq book, you can always look up BookScouter for the best deal. BookScouter checks 30+ buyback vendors with a single search and gives you actual information on buyback pricing instantly.

As for the Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq book, the best buyback offer comes from and is $ for the book in good condition.

The Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq book is in very low demand now as the rank for the book is 1,042,485 at the moment. A rank of 1,000,000 means the last copy sold approximately a month ago.

Not enough insights yet.