The Causes of WarThe peace that passeth understanding -- Paradise is a bazaar -- Dreams and delusions of a coming war -- While waterbirds fight -- Death-watch and scapegoat wars -- War chests and pulse beats -- A calendar of war -- The abacus of power -- War as an accident -- Aims and arms -- A day that lives in infamy -- Vendetta of the Black Sea -- Long wars -- And shorter wars -- The mystery of wide wars -- Australia's Pacific war -- Myths of the nuclear era -- War, peace and neutrality. |
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Page 147
... cause of wars . As war is increasingly denounced as the scarlet sin of civilisation , it is understandable that the search for the causes of war should often become a search for villains . The search is aided by the surviving records of ...
... cause of wars . As war is increasingly denounced as the scarlet sin of civilisation , it is understandable that the search for the causes of war should often become a search for villains . The search is aided by the surviving records of ...
Page 148
... causes , the basic causes , the deep - seated , underlying or long - term causes . Such causes merely need the provocation of minor events to pro- duce war . The minor events are usually referred to as the occasion for war as distinct ...
... causes , the basic causes , the deep - seated , underlying or long - term causes . Such causes merely need the provocation of minor events to pro- duce war . The minor events are usually referred to as the occasion for war as distinct ...
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... causes of wars ( p . 94 ) , and were not the most important items ( p . 90 ) . ( c ) Clark said it was difficult , but not altogether impossible , to reconcile the idea of cycles of war and peace with the principle that ' the causes of ...
... causes of wars ( p . 94 ) , and were not the most important items ( p . 90 ) . ( c ) Clark said it was difficult , but not altogether impossible , to reconcile the idea of cycles of war and peace with the principle that ' the causes of ...
Contents
The Peace that Passeth Understanding | 3 |
Paradise is a Bazaar | 18 |
Dreams and Delusions of a Coming War | 35 |
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