Peace and Conflict StudiesSAGE Publications, 29 dec. 2016 - 712 sidor The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of the gold standard text explores historical and current topics in today’s rapidly changing world to provide a comprehensive introduction to peace and conflict studies. The authors offer an insightful analysis of 21st-century global affairs, including such timely topics as ISIS, the nature of violence and nonviolence, cutting-edge military technologies, the Terrorism and Global Peace Indexes, and the latest developments in Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Comprehensive yet written in a student-friendly and accessible style, the text represents a commitment to inspire readers to create a better world through an understanding of what has happened and what is happening, and therefore what is likely to take place in the future. Read Dr. Barash’s article on Psychology Today on why nuclear threats by the U.S. Government are never a successful defense tactic. |
Innehåll
Preface to the Fourth Edition | |
The Meanings of Peace | |
The Meanings of Wars | |
Terrorism Versus Counterterrorism | |
The Special Significance of Nuclear Weapons | |
The Reasons for Wars | |
The Group Level | |
The State Level | |
The DecisionMaking Level | |
The Ideological Social and Economic Levels | |
Building Negative Peace | |
Andra upplagor - Visa alla
Vanliga ord och fraser
20th century achieved Afghanistan Africa aggression al-Qaeda American and/or arms race attack behavior bombing China civil civilian claim Cold War countries country’s cultural decision defense democracy democratic destruction deterrence disarmament domestic economic environmental especially ethical Europe European example fight France Gandhi Germany global goals groups human rights ideology increased India individual international law involved Iran Iraq Islamic Israel killed Korea leaders less Libya major military force million missiles Moreover Muslim nation-states negotiations Nonetheless nonviolent North Korea notably nuclear war nuclear weapons Obama one’s opponents organizations Pakistan peace and conflict peace movements Peace Research peace studies political population positive peace poverty President prevent problem Realpolitik regime religious result Russia Saddam Hussein social society South sovereignty Soviet Union strategic successful terrorism terrorist theory threat tradition Treaty U.S. government United Nations Vietnam Vietnam War violence wars Western world government World War II worldwide York