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He has seen children murdered for sport in Gaza and petty thugs elevated into war heroes in the Balkans. Hedges, who is also a former divinity student, has seen war at its worst and knows too well that to those who pass through it, war can be exhilarating and even addictive: 'It gives us purpose, meaning, a reason for living.'
Drawing on his own experience and on the literature of combat from Homer to Michael Herr, Hedges shows how war seduces not just those on the front lines but entire societies, corrupting politics, destroying culture, and perverting the most basic human desires. Mixing hard-nosed realism with profound moral and philosophical insight, WAR IS A FORCE THAT GIVES US MEANING is a work of terrible power and redemptive clarity whose truths have never been more necessary.
A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction.
Drawing on his own experience and on the literature of combat from Homer to Michael Herr, Hedges shows how war seduces not just those on the front lines but entire societies, corrupting politics, destroying culture, and perverting the most basic human desires. Mixing hard-nosed realism with profound moral and philosophical insight, WAR IS A FORCE THAT GIVES US MEANING is a work of terrible power and redemptive clarity whose truths have never been more necessary.
A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction.
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| Author | Chris Hedges |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Anchor Books |
| Page Count | 211pp |
| Publication Size | 5 x 8 |
| Publication Notes | trade paperback |
| Publication Date | 2003 |
| ISBN | 978-1400034635 |
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