Why Men Fight (book)

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Why Men Fight: a method of abolishing the international duel
AuthorBertrand Russell
CountryUS
LanguageEnglish
GenreWar, Peace
Published1917
PublisherThe Century Company

Why Men Fight (Why Men Fight: a method of abolishing the international duel) is a 1916 book by mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell. Printed in 1917 in response to the devastations of WWI in New York by The Century Co.[1][2][3]

The work was republished with the title Principles of Social Reconstruction.[4]

Contents[edit]

The book is composed of eight chapters.

  • The Principles of Growth
  • The State
  • War as an Institution.
  • Property
  • Education
  • Marriage and the population question
  • Religion and Churches
  • What we can do

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ciment, James (2012-12-06). Ciment, James; Hill, Kenneth (eds.). Encyclopedia of Conflicts since World War II. doi:10.4324/9780203058664. ISBN 9780203058664.
  2. ^ Gullace, Nicoletta F. (2002). ""The Blood of Our Sons": Men, Women, and the Renegotiation of British Citizenship during the Great War". The American Historical Review. doi:10.1086/ahr/108.3.915. ISSN 1937-5239.
  3. ^ Shearman, Peter (2017-03-20). The Improbable War: China, the United States and the Continuing Logic of Great Power Conflict. Vol. 15. pp. 274–275. doi:10.1177/1478929917695825. ISBN 9781849043960. ISSN 1478-9299. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Rempel, Richard. "Principles of Social Reconstruction". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 3 July 2021.