<P>It is said that war is rooted in the vested interests of the ruling class, but haven't democracies proved to be just as bellicose as other states? It is believed that political disputes should be settled by civilized negotiations, but what if the adversary is not, by accepted standards, "civilized"? Should states steer clear of other states' internal conflicts, or should they help liberate oppressed peoples? Which is the better option: appeasement or launching a war to end another? </P><P>These questions reflect the complex issues that lie at the heart of the liberal conscience. In his timely book, Michael Howard recounts the centuries-long struggle by liberals to understand the causes of war and prevent its occurrence. From the days of Erasmus to American protestors who hoped to bring an end to the Vietnam war, Howard tracks liberals' shifting attitudes toward war and their attempts to wrestle with its problematic consequences. In conclusion, Howard finds that peacemaking is "a task which has to be tackled afresh every day of our lives."</P>
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<P>The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the possibility of more such operations in future, make Michael Howard's book of the greatest importance. It should be read not only by analysts, but by every concerned Western citizen.</P> (Anatol Lieven, author of Ethical Realism: A Vision for America's Role in the World )
<P>This is a book that everyone should read. It is a short, elegant masterpiece, where every chapter has the cliffhanger ending of peace being declared, only to be followed by a new phase of war, more awful than that which had gone before.</P> (James Gow, professor of international peace and security, King's College London )
<P>Lucid, witty, and trenchant... these anti-war theories could hardly be more interestingly presented.</P> (Royal United Services Institute Journal )
<P>So well written that it could be read as a novel-except few novels are so interesting. To take one strand of history and unravel it in this way is not only a service to historians but to the ordinary bus-riding liberal anxious to clarify his own thought.</P> (Books and Bookmen )
<P>This is a book that everyone should read. It is a short, elegant masterpiece, where every chapter has the cliffhanger ending of peace being declared, only to be followed by a new phase of war, more awful than that which had gone before.</P> (James Gow, professor of international peace and security, King's College London )
<P>Lucid, witty, and trenchant... these anti-war theories could hardly be more interestingly presented.</P> (Royal United Services Institute Journal )
<P>So well written that it could be read as a novel-except few novels are so interesting. To take one strand of history and unravel it in this way is not only a service to historians but to the ordinary bus-riding liberal anxious to clarify his own thought.</P> (Books and Bookmen )
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<P>Michael Howard OM, CH, CBE, MC was formerly Chichele Professor of the History of War and Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford. </P>
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