The Institution of war

"This volume developed out of a conference organised by the Cambridge University Disarmament Seminar"--P. vii.

Aggression and the institution of war / Robert A. Hinde -- War : naturalbut not necessary / John Mueller -- Some psychological bases of the institutionof war / Hugh Middleton -- History and war / Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann -- Ananthropological view of war and violence / Ernest Gellner -- Sacrifice and the ideology of war / Stephen Sykes -- Nurturing the institution of war : 'just war'theory's 'justifications' and accommodations / Ronald E. Santoni -- Legal basisof the institution of war / John G. Collier -- In defence of the laws of war / Christopher Greenwood -- A note on patriotism and nationalism / Robert A. Hinde -- Imaginings of war : some cultural supports of the institution of war / Jay M.Winter -- Do modern economies require war or preparations for warfare? / Mary Kaldor -- Defence decision-making and accountability / Scilla Elworthy -- The institution of conscription : the case of Finland / Brian Phillips.