War and Human Progress

War and Human Progress
Title War and Human Progress PDF eBook
Author John Ulric Nef
Publisher
Pages 488
Release 1950
Genre War and civilization
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Open

Open
Title Open PDF eBook
Author Johan Norberg
Publisher Atlantic Books
Pages 431
Release 2020-09-03
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1786497174

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AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR Humanity's embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange - whether it's goods, ideas or people - has led to stunning achievements in science, technology and culture. As a result, we live at a time of unprecedented wealth and opportunity. So why are we so intent on ruining it? From Stone Age hunter-gatherers to contemporary Chinese-American relations, Open explores how across time and cultures, we have struggled with a constant tension between our yearning for co-operation and our profound need for belonging. Providing a bold new framework for understanding human history, bestselling author and thinker Johan Norberg examines why we're often uncomfortable with openness - but also why it is essential for progress. Part sweeping history and part polemic, this urgent book makes a compelling case for why an open world with an open economy is worth fighting for more than ever.

The Stupidity of War

The Stupidity of War
Title The Stupidity of War PDF eBook
Author John Mueller
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 343
Release 2021-03-04
Genre History
ISBN 1108843832

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This innovative argument shows the consequences of increased aversion to international war for foreign and military policy.

War! What Is It Good For?

War! What Is It Good For?
Title War! What Is It Good For? PDF eBook
Author Ian Morris
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 513
Release 2014-04-15
Genre History
ISBN 0374286000

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Introduction: Friend to the undertaker. - The wasteland? : war and peace in ancient Rome. - The barbarians strike back : the counterproductive way of war, A.D. 1-1415. - The five hundred years' war : Europe (almost) conquers the world, 1415-1914. - Storm of steel : the war for Europe, 1914-1980s. - Red in tooth and claw : why the chimps of Gombe went to war. - The last best hope of Earth : American empire, 1989-?

The Mainspring of Human Progress

The Mainspring of Human Progress
Title The Mainspring of Human Progress PDF eBook
Author Henry Grady Weaver
Publisher Ludwig von Mises Institute
Pages 280
Release 1947
Genre
ISBN 1610164024

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War: How Conflict Shaped Us

War: How Conflict Shaped Us
Title War: How Conflict Shaped Us PDF eBook
Author Margaret MacMillan
Publisher Random House
Pages 332
Release 2020-10-06
Genre History
ISBN 1984856146

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Is peace an aberration? The New York Times bestselling author of Paris 1919 offers a provocative view of war as an essential component of humanity. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “Margaret MacMillan has produced another seminal work. . . . She is right that we must, more than ever, think about war. And she has shown us how in this brilliant, elegantly written book.”—H.R. McMaster, author of Dereliction of Duty and Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World The instinct to fight may be innate in human nature, but war—organized violence—comes with organized society. War has shaped humanity’s history, its social and political institutions, its values and ideas. Our very language, our public spaces, our private memories, and some of our greatest cultural treasures reflect the glory and the misery of war. War is an uncomfortable and challenging subject not least because it brings out both the vilest and the noblest aspects of humanity. Margaret MacMillan looks at the ways in which war has influenced human society and how, in turn, changes in political organization, technology, or ideologies have affected how and why we fight. War: How Conflict Shaped Us explores such much-debated and controversial questions as: When did war first start? Does human nature doom us to fight one another? Why has war been described as the most organized of all human activities? Why are warriors almost always men? Is war ever within our control? Drawing on lessons from wars throughout the past, from classical history to the present day, MacMillan reveals the many faces of war—the way it has determined our past, our future, our views of the world, and our very conception of ourselves.

The Worth of War

The Worth of War
Title The Worth of War PDF eBook
Author Benjamin Ginsberg
Publisher Prometheus Books
Pages 258
Release 2014-09-02
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1616149515

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Although war is terrible and brutal, history shows that it has been a great driver of human progress. So argues political scientist Benjamin Ginsberg in this incisive, well-researched study of the benefits to civilization derived from armed conflict. Ginsberg makes a convincing case that war selects for and promotes certain features of societies that are generally held to represent progress. These include rationality, technological and economic development, and liberal forms of government. Contrary to common perceptions that war is the height of irrationality, Ginsberg persuasively demonstrates that in fact it is the ultimate test of rationality. He points out that those societies best able to assess threats from enemies rationally and objectively are usually the survivors of warfare. History also clearly reveals the technological benefits that result from war—ranging from the sundial to nuclear power. And in regard to economics, preparation for war often spurs on economic development; by the same token, nations with economic clout in peacetime usually have a huge advantage in times of war. Finally, war and the threat of war have encouraged governments to become more congenial to the needs and wants of their citizens because of the increasing reliance of governments on their citizens’ full cooperation in times of war. However deplorable the realities of war are, the many fascinating examples and astute analysis in this thought-provoking book will make readers reconsider the unmistakable connection between war and progress.