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Informationen zum Autor Ali Brownlie is a former teacher of humanities and education officer for Oxfam. She has written a number of books for young people as well as course material for teachers. Alex Woolf has written more than 150 books, both fiction and non-fiction, mostly for children. Many of these have sold around the world and his words have been translated into over a dozen different languages. He has written on a huge range of subjects including Romans, chocolate, asteroids, sharks, Tudors, flying reptiles, soap, bees and acne. In 2019, he won a Fiction Express award for his story, Mystery at Moon Base One . Alex lives in North London with his family and two cats, Juno and Minerva. Klappentext Tackles the controversial issue of conflict, providing clear, no-nonsense information for readers. Vorwort Tackles the controversial issue of conflict, providing clear, no-nonsense information for readers. Zusammenfassung Tackles the controversial issue of conflict, providing clear, no-nonsense information for readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: What is war?;2: A brief history of war;2: Why do wars start?;4: Why do people fight?;5: Why do children fight?;6: Wars and new technology;7: Colonialism;8: Exploiting fear;9: War crimes;10: Civilians and war;11: Refugees;12: After the war;13: Can war ever be justified?;14: Are wars reported accurately?;15: Preventing war and negotiating peace;16: Resolving conflicts;17: Glossary and Further information;18: Index;
List of contents
- 1: What is war?;
- 2: A brief history of war;
- 2: Why do wars start?;
- 4: Why do people fight?;
- 5: Why do children fight?;
- 6: Wars and new technology;
- 7: Colonialism;
- 8: Exploiting fear;
- 9: War crimes;
- 10: Civilians and war;
- 11: Refugees;
- 12: After the war;
- 13: Can war ever be justified?;
- 14: Are wars reported accurately?;
- 15: Preventing war and negotiating peace;
- 16: Resolving conflicts;
- 17: Glossary and Further information;
- 18: Index;
About the author
Ali Brownlie is a former teacher of humanities and education officer for Oxfam. She has written a number of books for young people as well as course material for teachers.Alex Woolf has written more than 150 books, both fiction and non-fiction, mostly for children. Many of these have sold around the world and his words have been translated into over a dozen different languages. He has written on a huge range of subjects including Romans, chocolate, asteroids, sharks, Tudors, flying reptiles, soap, bees and acne. In 2019, he won a Fiction Express award for his story, Mystery at Moon Base One. Alex lives in North London with his family and two cats, Juno and Minerva.
