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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning

Chris Hedges

Why does war, for all its horror, give so many people a sense of purpose?

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Author
Chris Hedges

Why read it

  • You will notice how a country in conflict paints the enemy as cruel and itself as fair
  • You will see why war can be seductive to those who fight it, not only horrifying
  • You will learn how war eats away at truth and at what a society remembers

Who it is for

  • A journalist heading to a conflict zone for the first time
  • A citizen asked to back a war who wants to think first
  • A veteran or relative wondering why combat holds such a pull

Contents

  1. WAR IS A FORCE THAT GIVES US MEANING
  2. WAR IS A FORCE THAT GIVES US MEANING
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. THE MYTH OF WAR
  5. THE PLAGUE OF NATIONALISM
  6. THE DESTRUCTION OF CULTURE
  7. THE SEDUCTION OF BATTLE AND THE PERVERSION OF WAR
  8. THE HIJACKING AND RECOVERY OF MEMORY
  9. THE CAUSE
  10. EROS AND THANATOS

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