{"product_id":"a-philosophy-of-war-why-we-fight","title":"A Philosophy of War : Why We Fight","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRussia's invasion of Ukraine seems to many like a throwback to another age, rattling Europe with memories of past horrors. But since the end of the Second World War there has not been a single day without armed conflict somewhere in the world. Drawing on the great political philosophers, from Plato to Marx, via Machiavelli and Hobbes, Frédéric Gros attempts to answer the age-old questions regarding humanity's propensity to wage war: What is a just war? What moral constraints operate on the combatants? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoes the state make war or does war make the state? Finally, after exploring the meaning and the spectre of total war, he tackles the ultimate question: Why war?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: P\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublis\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ehed: UK, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublish\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eer: Verso Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePages: 112\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English \u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9781804296028\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frederic Gros","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57038695563595,"sku":null,"price":14.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/Screenshot_2026-04-15_at_13.50.12.png?v=1776253909","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/a-philosophy-of-war-why-we-fight","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}