Written in clear, straightforward language, this book looks at why people go to war and whether it is ever right to kill another person. It explains different attitudes to warfare and why wars are such a major part of history. It also looks at peace keeping organizations and conflict resolution. Together with case studies and quotes from people with different attitudes, it provides all the facts needed to make your mind up about the subject.

 

This book is part of a book series called Why? .

There are 48 pages in this book. This is an encyclopedia. An encyclopedia is a book or numbered set of books containing authoritative summary information about a variety of topics in the form of short essays, usually arranged alphabetically by headword or classified in some manner. An entry may be signed or unsigned, with or without illustration or a list of references for further reading. Headwords and text are usually revised periodically for publication in a new edition. In a multivolume encyclopedia, any indexes are usually located at the end of the last volume. Encyclopedias may be general (example: Encyclopedia Americana) or specialized, usually by subject (Encyclopedia of Bad Taste) or discipline (Encyclopedia of Social Work). This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Ali Brownlie Bojang is a former teacher of humanities and education officer for Oxfam. She has written a number of books for young people as well as course material for teachers.