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19 人中、16人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
5つ星のうち 5.0
A Must Read for all Americans
2010/11/5
By sicilian dc
- (Amazon.com)
形式:ハードカバー
Professor Rubenstein pushes us, Americans, to look honestly at our peculiar belief systems that ensnare us into fighting wars that ultimately hurt us.
There is no rant or hyperbole, in fact he shows great compassion towards those who will probably disagree with his "conflict resolution" emphasis.
At times this is a painful read. From the lies & miscues generated by government and those invested in war to the ugly unnecessary wanton killing
that has accompanied our military adventures( Spanish American War, Korea police action, Viet Nam, Iraq), we patriotic Americans must squirm. Truth hurts
but not as much as organized state violence. I found myself after reading "Reasons" still wishing that America be the "best" but hoping we as a nation can find
a way to do that without military interventions.
There is no rant or hyperbole, in fact he shows great compassion towards those who will probably disagree with his "conflict resolution" emphasis.
At times this is a painful read. From the lies & miscues generated by government and those invested in war to the ugly unnecessary wanton killing
that has accompanied our military adventures( Spanish American War, Korea police action, Viet Nam, Iraq), we patriotic Americans must squirm. Truth hurts
but not as much as organized state violence. I found myself after reading "Reasons" still wishing that America be the "best" but hoping we as a nation can find
a way to do that without military interventions.
21 人中、17人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
5つ星のうち 5.0
Publisher's Weekly Gets This Book Wrong
2010/12/16
By Richard Rubenstein
- (Amazon.com)
形式:ハードカバー|Amazon.co.jpで購入済み
Ordinarily, I hate whiney responses by authors to negative reviews. Clearly, not everyone is going to like your book. If some people find it unconvincing, that's part of the game. But the hatchet job on Reasons to Kill perpetrated by Publishers Weekly demands a brief comment.
Yes, I am the author of Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War. No, I don't think the book is perfect either. But a "tenuous polemic"? "Tenuous" is an intellectual cuss-word -- an adjective used by critics to give their negative gut reactions an apparently objective basis. "Polemic" means a narrowly partisan argument, often unsupported by evidence. Whatever else Reasons to Kill is, it is NOT a mere polemic, but a wide-ranging exploration of American history that describes the main arguments and images used to induce us to approve of foreign wars. Reading this strangely uninformative review, one would never guess that the book talks about what ideas like self defense, evil enemies, humanitarian duty, and patriotism mean in an American context, and about how our "civil religion" influences popular attitudes toward war and peace.
What apparently bugs the PW reviewer most of all is my statement that in modern times, the U.S. government has a uniquely bellicose record. The reviewer does not explain why this statement is wrong, however. That would be hard to do, since it's 100% accurate! Equally annoying to this critic is my failure to sign on to the current War on Terrorism and my insistence -- again, supported by historical evidence -- that conflict resolution methods are more effective than bombs and bullets to end terrorist threats.
Of course, I may be wrong. But don't trust this partisan review, dear friends. Read the book yourselves and make up your own minds.
Yes, I am the author of Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War. No, I don't think the book is perfect either. But a "tenuous polemic"? "Tenuous" is an intellectual cuss-word -- an adjective used by critics to give their negative gut reactions an apparently objective basis. "Polemic" means a narrowly partisan argument, often unsupported by evidence. Whatever else Reasons to Kill is, it is NOT a mere polemic, but a wide-ranging exploration of American history that describes the main arguments and images used to induce us to approve of foreign wars. Reading this strangely uninformative review, one would never guess that the book talks about what ideas like self defense, evil enemies, humanitarian duty, and patriotism mean in an American context, and about how our "civil religion" influences popular attitudes toward war and peace.
What apparently bugs the PW reviewer most of all is my statement that in modern times, the U.S. government has a uniquely bellicose record. The reviewer does not explain why this statement is wrong, however. That would be hard to do, since it's 100% accurate! Equally annoying to this critic is my failure to sign on to the current War on Terrorism and my insistence -- again, supported by historical evidence -- that conflict resolution methods are more effective than bombs and bullets to end terrorist threats.
Of course, I may be wrong. But don't trust this partisan review, dear friends. Read the book yourselves and make up your own minds.
10 人中、7人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
5つ星のうち 5.0
Rethink America's Need to Fight
2010/12/8
By NovemberRe-reader
- (Amazon.com)
形式:ハードカバー
Reasons To Kill is fascinating, a compelling analysis and deconstruction of America's cultural religion ("civic religion" in Rubenstein's words) and the repeating stories that have justified war throughout our history. Rubenstein uses the art of storytelling to look with clear eyes at our common cultural myths and assumptions in the context of American empire. Beyond just presenting the problem, he deftly demonstrates how conflict resolution can interrupt war and the rationales that normalize it. Everyone with a stake in the future of our country should read this book.
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