02122cam a2200433 a 4500 81097 BJBSDDR 20240422162439.0 ta 050511s2003 nyu b 001 0deng c 1400034639 (pbk.) 9781400034635 (pbk.) AU@ 000045225969 (OCoLC)ocm60343117 (OCoLC)60343117 ORZ ORZ IQU BAKER OCLCQ eng eng pcc U 21.2 H453w 2003 Hedges, Chris (Christopher Lynn), 1956- 35418 War is a force that gives us meaning / Chris Hedges. 1st Anchor Books ed. New York : Anchor Books, 2003. 211 pages ; 21 cm. Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Public Affairs, c2002. Includes bibliographical references and index. The myth of war -- The plague of nationalism -- The destruction of culture -- The seduction of battle and the perversion of war -- The hijacking and recovery of memory -- The cause -- Eros and Thanatos. Drawing on the literature of combat, from Homer and Shakespeare to Erich Maria Remarque and Michael Herr, Hedges argues that human beings are conditioned to embrace what he calls "the myth of war"--The idea that combat is noble, selfless, and glorious, and yet, if human history is any guide, nations and imperiums have stumbled and even fallen when they believed the myths peddled about war and about themselves. The reality of war, asserts Hedges, with first-hand experience, is about the destruction of culture, the perversion of human desire, and the embrace, ultimately, of death over life. Hedges, Chris. War (Philosophy) Guerra 5415 War and society. Guerra y sociedad 3030 War and civilization. Guerra y civilización 6392 Military history, Modern 20th century. Historia militar moderna Siglo XX 1807 lcc BK 33103 33103 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 0 U 21.2 H453w 2003 00000072871 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK