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PEACE S TUD IES

PS 2BB3: Introduction to the

Study of War
War is all around us. It is in our history, in our present
and likely in our future for some time to come. Given our
awareness of the suffering
and violence of war, why do
we continue to wage war as
a response to conflict?

To reflect on these questions

and many others, PS 2BB3
explores the study of war
from various perspectives—
grounded in a peace studies approach. Cultural, ideological
and structural bases for intra and international conflict and
war are engaged with to seek to understand the causes of
war and how we often attempt to justify it.

Prerequisite: PS 1A03 and registration in Level II or above

for more information: peace@mcmaster.ca | http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~peace/

image from The Situationist — http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/some-interior-situational-sources-war-–-part-v