The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science PerspectivesPaul Joseph Traditional explorations of war look through the lens of history and military science, focusing on big events, big battles, and big generals. By contrast, The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspective views war through the lens of the social sciences, looking at the causes, processes and effects of war and drawing from a vast group of fields such as communication and mass media, economics, political science and law, psychology and sociology.
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This important and distinctive work will be a key reference for all researchers in the fields of political science, international relations and sociology.
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