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Title: Between War and Peace : Lessons from Afghanistan to Iraq by Victor Hanson ISBN: 0-8129-7273-2 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 10 February, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Don't let Victor Hanson (neo)con you...
Comment: I think that there are some valid arguments from people on the conservative side of things, but this book does not contain any. Hanson is the kind of author that rightly points out the bad things about people like Saddam Hussein and why they shouldn't be in power, but advocates the same type of aggressive behavior if the U.S. or Israel is the ones doing it.
You can look at Iraq and at Afghanistan as perfect examples of why America shouldn't throw its weight around in order to achieve short term goals. More problems end up being created in the long run that are more harmful to everyone. Hanson just doesn't seem capable of this type of reasoning, and that's a shame because it's this type of thinking that does more harm than good. Besides being ideologically driven, it just doesn't make sense from a security standpoint.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hanson sets the record straight, again!
Comment: Feeling confused about America's current conflict in the world? Then you need to read Victor Hanson's "Between War and Peace". But I warn you, be prepared for a down to earth, unapologetic, crystal clear analysis of who we are, who our friends are, and of course, who our enemies are. Hanson's backround as a scholar of ancient history gives him a depth of understanding lacking in most of today's pundits who seem to be lost in too much "noise and chatter". A classic!!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book Dealing With Recent Political and Military Issues
Comment: "Between War and Peace" is a remarkable book which discusses many serious political and cultural issues, mainly associated with recent events in the Middle East and Iraq. Hanson has written a few books dealing with the combination of military and cultural issues (I think that the best one is "The Soul of Battle").
The best explanation that I have ever read for the strange fact that so many American and European "intellectuals" prefer dictators like Arafat and Castro (And, in the past, Stalin and Mao) to the democratically elected George Bush and Ariel Sharon, is Dr. Hanson's chapter in this book "Anti-Americanism".
Dr. Hanson discusses the fundamental misunderstanding of Western and American culture by the Arab world in "Occidentalism" (A counterweight to Said's "Orientalism" nonsense that dominates the thinking of the Middle East Studies faculties).
Feeling apologetic about America's role in the Middle East? Dr. Hanson's book will help expunge these feelings.
I have never read a better explanation of the world's reaction to Israel's barrier (It is a fence, and not, as frequently portrayed, a wall) than Dr. Hanson's "Fortress Israel". Why is Ariel Sharon so reviled by the left? Please read "Israel's Ajax: The Tragedy of Mr. Sharon".
I have always found it ironic that the left despises Israel, by the far the strongest country in the Middle East in terms of minority rights (Arab members of Knesset), gay rights, an independent judiciary, women's rights etc.. (Supposedly issues of concern to the left). To find out why, read "On Hating Israel" and "Flunking With Flying Colors".
I am not American, but if you are worried about America not contributing enough to foreign aid? Please read "Misunderstanding America": "Just how much foreign aid is a multibillion-dollar carrier battle group worth, when it patrols...ensuring that Koreans do not blow each other up".
Contrary to some opinions, Dr. Hanson does not always support American policy (For example, he took issue with the leadership of Jimmy Carter).
I highly recommend this book, as well as the author's columns on National Review online.
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Title: Ripples of Battle : How Wars of the Past Still Determine How We Fight, How We Live, and How We Think by Victor Hanson ISBN: 0385504004 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 16 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: An Autumn of War : What America Learned from September 11 and the War on Terrorism by Victor Hanson ISBN: 1400031133 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 13 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Civilization and Its Enemies : The Next Stage of History by Lee Harris ISBN: 0743257499 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 11 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror by David Frum, Richard Perle ISBN: 1400061946 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Mexifornia: A State of Becoming by Victor Davis Hanson ISBN: 1893554732 Publisher: Encounter Books Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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