Peace - A History of Movements and Ideas

Informationen zum Autor David Cortright is President of the Fourth Freedom Forum and Research Fellow at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. Klappentext A definitive history of peace advocacy and an analysis of its religious and intellectual roots. Zusammenfassung Veteran scholar and peace activist Cortright offers a definitive history of the human striving for peace and an analysis of its religious and intellectual roots. This history with a modern twist! is set in the context of current debates about 'the responsibility to protect'! nuclear proliferation! Darfur! and conflict transformation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What is peace; Part I. Movements: 2. The first peace societies; 3. Towards internationalism; 4. Facing Fascism; 5. Debating Disarmament; 6. Confronting the Cold War; 7. Banning the bomb; 8. Refusing war; Part II. Themes: 9. Religion; 10. A force more powerful; 11. Democracy; 12. Social Justice; 13. Responsibility to protect; 14. A moral equivalent; 15. Realizing disarmament; 16. Realistic pacifism.

Product details

• Authors: David Cortright, David (University of Notre Dame Cortright
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.04.2008
• EAN: 9780521854023
• ISBN: 978-0-521-85402-3
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Frieden, Sociology, History of Ideas, RELIGION / General, Social & cultural history, International Relations, Religion: general, History of Religion, Ethics & moral philosophy, Peace studies and conflict resolution, General and world history, Political activism / Political engagement