March 21, 2003
Why War Hasn't Become Obsolete
War was supposed to become a thing of the past. Supposed, that is, by theorists of modernization, who postulated that the development of international trade, the rule of law, and liberal democracy would make violent conflict among nations obsolete. Things haven't quite worked out that way.
"Whoever takes seriously the history of violence in the 20th century will find it hard to believe in myths of progress," writes Hans Joas, director of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and
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