War and the Transformation of Global Politics (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies)

Late Modern Wars Are Legitimized Through Invocations Of Humanity; Variously The Rescue And Protection Of Populations, The Re-shaping Of Entire Societies, And The Re-constitution Of The Sphere Of The International Into A Pacified Cosmopolitan Arena. Drawing On Critical Social And Political Thought, The Book Explores The Implications, Arguing That These Same Wars, Often Referred To As 'liberal', May Be Interpreted As Perpetuating Forms Of Exclusion And Domination That Render War A Tool Of Control Now Articulated In Global Terms.--publisher Description. Chapter 1 Introduction: Understanding War And Violence 1 -- Chapter 2 The Politics Of Global War 32 -- Chapter 3 Late Modernity, War And Peace 67 -- Chapter 4 War, The International, The Human 94 -- Chapter 5 War And The Politics Of Cultural Difference 136 -- Chapter 6 Beyond War And By Way Of A Conclusion: Solidarity, The Politics Of Peace And Political Cosmopolitanism 163. Vivienne Jabri. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 190-222) And Index. Drawing on critical social and political thought, the book explores the implications, arguing that late modern wars wars, often referred to as 'liberal', may be interpreted as perpetuating forms of exclusion and domination that render war a tool of control now articulated in global terms. Late modern wars are legitimised through invocations of humanity; variously the rescue and protection of populations, the re-shaping of entire societies, and the re-constitution of the sphere of the international into a pacified cosmopolitan arena. Drawing on critical social and political thought, the book explores the implications, arguing that these same wars, often referred to as 'liberal', may be interpreted as perpetuating forms of exclusion and domination that render war a tool of control now articulated in global terms. In highlighting the domination of contemporary politics by discourses and practices that blur distinctions between war and peace, the international and the human, Jabri provides inroads into a critical reading of the present, pointing to the dangers that lie at the heart of such practices. These dangers have manifest implications not only for the liberal democratic state, but for the emergence of a global sphere of interaction based on mutual recognition Cover 1 Contents 8 Preface and Acknowledgements 9 Chapter 1 Introduction: Understanding War and Violence 12 Chapter 2 The Politics of Global War 43 Chapter 3 Late Modernity, War and Peace 78 Chapter 4 War, the International, the Human 105 Chapter 5 War and the Politics of Cultural Difference 147 Chapter 6 Beyond War and By Way of a Conclusion: Solidarity, the Politics of Peace and Political Cosmopolitanism 174 Notes 201 Bibliography 224 Index 234 A 234 B 234 C 234 D 235 E 235 F 235 G 236 H 236 I 237 J 237 K 237 L 237 M 238 N 238 O 238 P 239 R 239 S 239 T 240 U 240 V 240 W 240 Y 241 Z 241