The Monopoly of Violence: Why Europeans Hate Going to War Sherlock Holmes figuratively and even literally

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The Monopoly of Violence: Why Europeans Hate Going to War Sherlock Holmes figuratively and even literallySince 1945, the European states which had previously glamorised their military elites, and made going to war the highest expression of patriotism, have renounced violence as a way of settling their disputes. Violence has been eclipsed as a tool of statesmen. This astonishing reversal is the subject of James Sheehan's masterly book. It is also a timely reminder of the differences between Europe and America, at a time when the USA is asserting its right