HOWARD Michael <br/><br/>
The invention of peace:  reflections on war and international order 

 - London:  Profile Books,  2000 
 - 113p. 
<br/><br/> In this short but thought provoking book Michael Howard demonstrates that throughout much of history a state of war was normal. It is only in the last two centuries, he suggests, that peace became a politically practical or even desirable state of affairs. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1861973268 (pbk.):  10.99 UK 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PEACE<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE