The Persian Gulf War: Views from the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Review A superb compendium written by a galaxy of stars. The sub-title should read, 'Everything you ever wanted to know about the Gulf War.'> -- Adam Curle, Bradford University, U.K. ― Sgr NewsletterHere at last to throw a bright light on the subject [of the Gulf War] is a collection of 43 eminently readable articles... distinguished by their clarity and objectivity and by the evident scholarship of their contributors... ― Sgr NewsletterHere at last to throw a bright light on the subject [of the Gulf War] is a collection of 43 eminently readable articles... distinguished by their clarity and objectivity and by the evident scholarship of their contributors... ― Sgr NewsletterA superb compendium written by a galaxy of stars. The sub-title should read, 'Everything you ever wanted to know about the Gulf War.' -- Adam Curle, Bradford University, U.K. ― Sgr Newsletter Product Description This collection assesses the Gulf War from a variety of social science perspectives and across several disciplines: history, international relations, economics, psychology, and law. Contributors: Joe Stork, Ann M. Lesch, John Simpson, John Bulloch, Harvey Morris, Adel Darwish, Judith Miller, Laurie Mylroie, Clive Ponting, Peter W. Rodman, James Petras, Charles William Maynes, Hugh Miall, Peter Custers, Maarten Smeets, George Joffe, Ralph K. White, Jerrold M. Post, Christopher C. French, Christopher Greenwood, Michael J. Glennon, Michael T. Klare, Mark Kramer, David Albright, Mark Hibbs, Rune Ottosen, Louis Kriesberg, Amnesty International, Michael K. Walzer, Amin Saikal, Chris Dammers, Mary Ann Tetreault, Rashid I. Khalidi, Clovis Maksoud, Robert E. Harkavy, Bruce R. Kuniholm, Jeremy Seabrook, Amnon Kapeiiouk, Masaru Tamamoto, Jerry W. Sanders, Oliver Ramsbotham, K. Subrahmanyam, George Perkovich, John C. Olanyi, Dou Hui, Pam Solo, Thomas Risse-Kappan, Leonard V. Johnson, John W. Dower, Mohamed Nabil Fahmy, Bernard Wood, Marilyn B. Young, Bruce Russett, James S. Sutterlin, Stephen Lewis, Jim Wurst, Robert C. Johansen, and Herbert H. Blumberg. About the Author Herbert H. Blumberg and Christopher C. French are both Senior Lecturers of Psychology at Goldsmith's College, University of London.