Autore
Zambernardi, Lorenzo

Titolo
La vita e la morte nell'arte occidentale della guerra
Periodico
Rivista italiana di politiche pubbliche
Anno: 2013 - Fascicolo: 1 - Pagina iniziale: 7 - Pagina finale: 28

Military thinkers and generals have devoted a great deal of attention to the logistical,technological, and operational dimensions of strategy, rather than to the cultural andsocial aspects of it. This article argues that in order to understand how Westernstates fight, a major focus on cultural variables is crucial. The article aims to showthat the contemporary Western way of war is largely a reflection of the way Westernsocieties think about life and death. Indeed, the value that Western societies attributeto their soldiers' lives is at the origin of a great cultural shift, which has contributedto produce a peculiar way of fighting. In so doing, the article also explores the militaryand moral shortcomings of the present Western way of war.



SICI: 1722-1137(2013)1<7:LVELMN>2.0.ZU;2-C
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