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MILLS, C. WRIGHT The Causes of World War Three
Simon and Schuster, New York, 1958. Trade Paperback. Good. Ink & pencil marks in text, cover & pages toned. viii, 172 pages. "The Americans and Russians are told every day that preparation for war is the sole solution to the tensions between their countries. Spokesmen for each side call this policy 'realism.' C. Wright Mills calls it 'crackpot realism.' In this book, a bold and angry statement of the central problem of our time, the author of The Power Elite and White Collar attacks the official commitment to an armed emergency which has no foreseeable end except in disaster, and he brilliantly sets forth constructive alternatives. Small groups of men in both countries have the power to make history. Therefore Mr. Mills asks: What can we do, now. to influence these men? How can we reverse the thrust toward war created by their policies? He calls on intellectuals, scientists, clergymen, students to turn their uneasiness into bold reflection and their bold reflection into action. Genuinely radical, the course of action he proposes challenges our set notions and invigorates our laggard thinking about war and peace. His fresh approach -- reminding some of Thomas Paine, others of Thorstein Veblen -- shows us how to read today's headlines. It may well enable us to help write the headlines of tomorrow.".
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