[psych-hr] Call for Book Editor: The Meaning of Warfare in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

CALL FOR BOOK EDITOR: 
"Dying and Killing for Nations: The Meaning of Warfare in the Twentieth
and Twenty-First Centuries"


Dear Colleagues, 

Richard Koenigsberg has contracted with a major scholarly publisher to
create and develop a Book Series entitled:

IDEOLOGIES OF WAR, GENOCIDE AND TERROR: 
Sources and Meanings of Political Violence in the Twentieth and
Twenty-First Century 

We seek an Editor for the first volume of this series entitled:

DYING AND KILLING FOR NATIONS: 
The Meaning of Warfare in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century 

This interdisciplinary volume will consist of papers from creative
scholars presenting research, insights and theories from the fields of
history, anthropology, psychology, political science, sociology and
military studies-with the goal of illuminating the causes and meanings of
an institution or activity whose persistence threatens the survival of the
human species.

Key elements of this position involve receiving and evaluating
submissions, working with authors to refine their contributions, and
helping authors deliver articles according to guidelines provided by the
publisher.

PLEASE RESPOND VIA EMAIL TO < >
 and/or call 718-393-1081 telling us
why you are qualified for this project and how you can contribute
significantly to its success.

A description of the volume appears directly below: 

With best regards, 

Orion Anderson 



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Description of the First Volume of the book series: 

Dying and Killing for Nations: 
The Meaning of Warfare in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Century 

Nearly one-hundred million people died in the Twentieth Century as a
result of wars initiated by states. In the years before September 11,
2001, the power of the institution of warfare seemed to be diminishing.
Boundaries between nations weakened as the global village predicted by
Marshall McLuhan began to emerge. Recently, however, we have returned to a
world dominated by ideologies of conflict and political violence.

Journalists and historians produce accounts of the massive violence
generated by warfare. But do we really understand why wars have occurred
and continue to occur? This volume will present research and theoretical
perspectives interrogating the causes and meanings of warfare.

To apply for the position of editor of this volume PLEASE RESPOND VIA
EMAIL TO < > and/or call 718-393-1081. Please tell us why you are
qualified for this project and how you can contribute significantly to its
success.

Because wars have recurred throughout history, people often conceive of
this activity as an immutable element of society, even as human nature.
Viewing war as a socially constructed institution, this volume seeks to
understand why human beings have created and become attached to a form of
behavior whose primary product is destruction and self-destruction.

Some scholars suggest that political violence today differs from previous
forms of violence in that groups no longer seek to achieve concrete goals,
but rather die and kill in the name of sacred ideals. This volume builds
on the assumption that warfare in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries
always has represented a clash or competition between sacred symbols.

Collective acts of violence have occurred-are considered legitimate and
righteous-when undertaken in the name of idealized objects given names
like "France," "Germany," and "America."

This interdisciplinary volume will consist of articles presenting the
insights of scholars from the fields of history, anthropology, political
science, psychology and sociology-with the objective of illuminating the
causes and meanings of an institution or activity whose persistence
threatens the survival of the human species.





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