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Edited by Barry S. Levy and Victor W. Sidel. 412 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 1997. $49.95. ISBN 0-19-510814-0.

The premise of war is that something is worth dying and killing for, that something is more important than life itself. For professionals whose role depends on the belief that life is precious, society's use of war as a policy tool can therefore be deeply troubling. War and Public Health is a sourcebook for those who wish to study this compelling problem.

Professional warriors may deem their highest mission to include the prevention of war and, in war, the prevention of nonmilitary destruction. Nevertheless, modern warfare is total in character, meaning that whole societies wage war; one of the ironies . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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