War and Ideology

ISBN-13: 9780367609313 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 216 str.

Eric Carlton

Opis

First published in 1990, the author looking across various societies investigates why men and women go to war, and why they commit atrocities against their enemy. He argues that military training and ideology are based on a particular perception of the enemy, and that this determines the nature of war as much as any other single factor.

Spis treści

Preface.  Section I: The Problem of War.  Section II: War and Ideology.  Section III: Perceptions of ‘The Enemy’  1. The Egyptians of the New Kingdom: The Enemy as Non-People  2. The Spartans: The Enemy as Political Obstacles  3. The Carthaginians: The Enemy as Economic Rivals  4. The Romans: The Enemy as Uncouth Barbarians  5. The Early Israelites: The Enemy as Ritual Outlaws  6. The Crusader Knights: The Enemy as Unbelievers  7. The Mongols: The Enemy as Effete Degenerates  8. The Aztecs: The Enemy as Ritual Fodder  9. The Zulu: The Enemy as Colonial Intruders  10. The Athenians: The Enemy as Opponents of Democracy  11. The Maoists: The Enemy as Class Antagonists  12. Excursus on Race, Massacre, and Genocide: The Enemy as Racial Inferiors.  Section IV: War and the Problem of Values.  Bibliography.  Index.