War: Global Assessment, Public Attitudes and Psychosocial Effects

In this book, the authors discuss the global assessment, public attitudes and psychosocial effects of war. Topics include war and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder; an examination of war zones and economic challenges facing Germany during the first World War; auto-reflection on the processes of cultural rememoration from the Spanish Civil War; extreme violence and war in urban settings; misunderstandings on the battlefield; and the influence of war and the economy upon presidential election outcomes during the post-WWII period of 1948-2012.