Why do people fight with each other? In this thrilling and refreshing book, we learn the common logic that guides vain monarchs, dictators, crowds, pilots, football fans, ancient peoples, and fanatics. Through decades of economics, political science, psychology, and real interventions, as well as his experience at universities like Columbia, Chicago, Liberia, and Northern Ireland, Christopher Blattman reveals the underlying forces that govern war and peace.

Why did Russia attack Ukraine? Will China attack Taiwan and start World War III? And what can we all do about it?

“Fascinating and smart” - Tim Harford
“Wise, compelling, imaginative” - Rory Stewart
“Nothing could be more relevant today than war and peace... an excellent and original book on this topic” - Martin Wolf, Financial Times
“Important, readable, radical” - David Miliband
“A great storyteller with crucial insights for all of us” - Richard Thaler, co-author of Nudge
“Essential for understanding the world we live in today” - James A. Robinson, co-author of Why Nations Fail

Pages: 400, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm