PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Werra, Ancient Greek, Konrad Lorenz
17 Oct 2018
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Clausewitz: an act of force intended to comel our opponents to fulfill our will . Bull: organized violence carried out by political unites against each other . Derives from the old english noun werra meaning confusion which perhaps derived from an ancient greek verb meaning to g to ruin. The word war derives from the old english noun werra, meaning confusion , which perhaps derives from an ancient greek verb, meaning to go to ruin (webster"s third new international dictionary) A war is: a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations, a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism, a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end. Official declaration (cold war had no declaration date, but had an end date) Direct and/indirect killing (by disease, hunger, lack of medical facilities and help, poison, etc) In-depth interviews using bare numbers and brief descriptions, focusing on statistical data indicating the numbers of casualties.
