Systems of War and Peace Second Edition Author:Theodore Caplow, Louis Hicks War and peace are as important as other institutions- science, politics, family, economy, religion, etc.- but rarely receive the same level of sociological attention. Systems of War and Peace covers this gap by presenting a coherent framework for understanding why and how wars start and end; what military organizations are, how they function, an... more »d where they came from; plus, how peace has been achieved in the past and how it can be achieved in the future.« less