TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Philip
TI  - Why war?: the cultural logic of Iraq, the Gulf War, and Suez 
SN  - 9780226763910 (electronic bk.)
AV  - HM554 .S64 2005eb
U1  - 303.6/6 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - War and society
KW  - War (Philosophy)
KW  - Politics and culture
KW  - Culture conflict
KW  - Iraq War, 2003-2011
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Persian Gulf War, 1991
KW  - Guerre et société
KW  - Guerre (Philosophie)
KW  - Politique et culture
KW  - Conflit culturel
KW  - Guerre en Irak, 2003-
KW  - Aspect social
KW  - Guerre du golfe Persique, 1991
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Peace
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Egypt
KW  - History
KW  - Intervention, 1956
KW  - Égypte
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 1956 (Intervention étrangère)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index; Why war? : theorizing the role of culture and civil discourse -- Investigating culture in war : methodology, causality, case studies, and data -- The Suez crisis of 1956 -- The Gulf War of 1991 -- The war in Iraq of 2003 -- War and narrative
N2  - Why did America invade Iraq? Why do nations choose to fight certain wars and not others? How do we bring ourselves to believe that the sacrifice of our troops is acceptable? For most, the answers to these questions are tied to struggles for power or resources and the machinations of particular interest groups. Philip Smith argues that this realist answer to the age-old "why war?" question is insufficient. Instead, Smith suggests that every war has its roots in the ways we tell and interpret stories. Comprised of case studies of the War in Iraq, the Gulf War, and the Suez Crisis, Why War? decod
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