War, Peace, And The Social Order

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.

List of Illustrations; Preface; List of Acronyms; chapter; 1. Why Study War and Peace?; The Use of Sociology; Our Involvement in War; Chapter Summary; Questions for Review; For Further Research; chapter; 2. The Social Structure of War and Peace; What's Social About War?; Chapter Summary; Questions for Review; For Further Research; chapter; 3. Explaining War; The Cultural Evolution of War; Approaches to Explaining War; Chapter Summary; Questions for Review; For Further Research; chapter; 4. Militarism: Making War Possible; Militarism in Everyday Life; The Post-Cold War Era; Chapter Summary; Questions for Review; For Further Research; chapter; 5. The Military-Industrial Complex; Scope of the Military Establishment; Explaining the High Cost of the Military; Chapter Summary; Questions for Review; For Further Research; chapter; 6. Methods of Avoiding War; Deterrence; Arms Control; Collective Security; Empire; World Order; The Limits of Sovereignty; Nonsovereign Options; Chapter Summary; Questions for Review; For Further Research; chapter; 7. Methods of Promoting Peace; The Peace-Justice Connection; The Creation of Peace; Chapter Summary; Questions for Review; For Further Research; chapter; 8. Epilogue: People and Peacemaking; Chapter Summary; For Further Research; References; Index