Seduction of War
Samantha Power wrote A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. Lee Braudy wrote From Chivalry to Terrorism. Chris Hedges wrote War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. James Hillman wrote A Terrible Love of War. Anthony Swofford wrote Jarhead: A Marine’s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles.
A panel of authors talked about their books about the appeal of war. Topics included definitions of honor, group cohesiveness, the testing o… read more
A panel of authors talked about their books about the appeal of war. Topics included definitions of honor, group cohesiveness, the testing of masculinity, and aggression. After their presentations the authors answered audience members' questions.
Samantha Power wrote A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. Lee Braudy wrote From Chivalry to Terrorism. Chris Hedges wrote War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. James Hillman wrote A Terrible Love of War. Anthony Swofford wrote Jarhead: A Marine’s Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles. close
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