War, Peace, and the Social Order is based on the premise that both war and peace are understandable patterns of human interaction, and that both are explicable using the knowledge of the social sciences. To this end, Brian E. Fogarty seeks to integrate the disciplines of peace studies and sociology, attempting to demystify both the puzzling violence of war and humanity’s fond hope for peace. Fogarty also examines the paradox of the individual citizen’s role in making both war and peace. War, Peace, and the Social Order is a useful resource for introductory and advanced courses in peace studies, and for scholars seeking an entry into peace studies literature.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Brian E. Fogarty is associate professor and chair of sociology at the College of St. Catherine. He has served as a cost analyst for the U.S. Army, and has previously taught at Saint Louis University and Briar Cliff College. He and his wife, Cheryl, reside in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
War and Peace Reviewed,
By Lois Vander Waerdt (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: War, Peace, And The Social Order (Foundations of Social Inquiry) (Paperback)
Although Brian Fogarty's War and Peace and the Social Order probably is intended for sociologists and for classroom use, I fall into neither category and read and enjoyed the entire book. It's interesting, well written, and flows smoothly. Fogarty understands the basic principle of writing: he begins each paragraph with a topic sentence and follows it with several supporting examples. These illustrations are one of the great strenghs of the book: they include comparisons between older, traditonal societies and modern ones, movements such as civil rights and the women's equality movement, and the cooperation of the German people with the Nazi's during WW II, etc. The second chapter is heavy on theory and the fifth chapter on the military industrial complex is mindbogglingly complex, but that seems to be the way things are with military mathematics.These chapters are necessary, however, and the reader shouldn't ignore them just because they require effort. The book as a whole is an excellent mesh of theory and concrete examples. The author provides a wide variety of illustrations on ways to achieve peace through non-violent social justice movements i.e. Ghandi's "change of heart." Fogarty handles a big topic in a small book. He does it well. His book is an excellent tool for a citizen who cares about his or her society to become educated on an imporant subject and to learn how to act congruent with that that knowledge.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Discussions about war and peace, when carried to sufficient depth, tend to divide people into two schools of thought. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
military waste, military acquisition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Cold War, World War, Gulf War, Soviet Union, Third World, Middle East, New York, South Africa, Vietnam War, Prisoner's Dilemma, Social Security, General Assembly, Peace Review, White House, First World, Friends Committee, Iron Curtain, Making War Possible, National Legislation, President Clinton, Saddam Hussein, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, William Graham Sumner, Berlin Wall New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Discussions about war and peace, when carried to sufficient depth, tend to divide people into two schools of thought. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
military waste, military acquisition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Cold War, World War, Gulf War, Soviet Union, Third World, Middle East, New York, South Africa, Vietnam War, Prisoner's Dilemma, Social Security, General Assembly, Peace Review, White House, First World, Friends Committee, Iron Curtain, Making War Possible, National Legislation, President Clinton, Saddam Hussein, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, William Graham Sumner, Berlin Wall New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 66
books:
See all 66 books this book cites
2
books
cite this book:
- Conflict After the Cold War (2nd Edition) by Richard K. Betts on 6 pages
- Justice Without Violence by Paul Wehr on 6 pages
- The Pentagon and the Cities (Urban Affairs Annual Reviews) by Andrew Martin Kirby on page 147, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- International War: An Anthology by Melvin Small in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- War and Peace (Modern Library Classics) by Leo Tolstoy in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
See all 66 books this book cites
- Happiness and Education by Nel Noddings in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Critical Lessons: What Our Schools Should Teach by Nel Noddings on page 51, and Back Matter
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
