1. 'Destruction ... and misery' : the First World War -- 2. The Great Depression, 1929-33 -- 3. The Second World War as …The First and Second World Wars, the great depression, oil shocks, inflation, financial crises, stock market crashes …, the collapse of the Soviet command economy and third world disasters are discussed in this comprehensive book. The …

various dimensions embracing world wars, regional conflicts, terrorism and the role of peacekeeping in conflict prevention …

Contents: Preface -- 1. War is a racket: in memory of Smedley Butler -- 2. The causes of war -- 3. War versus peace …: the outcome of a binary process -- 4. Imperialism as an enterprise -- 5. Wars of aggression and false flags -- 6. War … profiteering, the military-industrial complex and the deep state -- 7. A taxonomy of war profiteers -- 8. Banks as war profiteers …