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Traditional Explorations Of War Look Through The Lens Of History And Military Science, Focusing On Big Events, Big Battles, And Big Generals. By Contrast, The Sage Encyclopedia Of War: Social Science Perspective Views War Through The Lens Of The Social Sciences, Looking At The Causes, Processes And Effects Of War And Drawing From A Vast Group Of Fields Such As Communication And Mass Media, Economics, Political Science And Law, Psychology And Sociology.-- Sage Publishing Website. "A long list of reference works ... [views] war through the traditional lens of history and military science, emphasizing the big events, places, and people in wars across the ages. We propose, instead, to view war through a different lens--that of the social sciences. We wish to illuminate the causes, processes, and effects of war with a cross-disciplinary work drawing from communication and mass media, economics, political science and law, psychology, and sociology."--Provided by publisher Drawing from multiple vantage points and geographic boundaries, this distinctive work looks beyond the lens of the battlefield to the causes, processes and effects of war. Approximately 700 entries organized in an A-Z format, authored and signed by key academics in the field. Entries conclude with crosśreferences and suggested further reading and alternative Readeŕs Guide groups articles by disciplinary areas and broad themes