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Informationen zum Autor Diana Francis is former President of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation and Chair of the Committee for Conflict Transformation Support. She is the author of From Pacification to Peacebuilding (Pluto, 2010), Rethinking War and Peace (Pluto, 2004) and People, Peace and Power (Pluto, 2002). Klappentext An entirely modern argument for the irrelevance of war as a goal in international affairs. Zusammenfassung An entirely modern argument for the irrelevance of war as a goal in international affairs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Where are we? Events and realities Presentation and perceptions 2 What is war good for? Myth and reality The myth of war War's causes War leaders and their motivations 'Exhausted alternatives': the case of Kosovo War's efficacy for good The negative effects of war Conclusion 3 War! violence and human nature Power as domination Violent structures Us and them Violence and human nature The role of culture Gender and violence Nature and nurture: changing gender roles Broader possibilities of cultural change Psychology and moral development 4 Peace! war and ethics Ethics! self and society Ethics and war Ethics and power The logic (and illogic) of war War as justice Just war theories The protection of civilians - sliding boundaries Means and ends: consequentialism Measuring wider consequences Sins of omission Accepting responsibility Strengthening peace ethics 5 Opposing evil and standing up for good What about Hitler? Tyranny and 'people power' Nonviolent resistance in recent history People-power around the world The strength of nonviolence - building peace International solidarity A constructive role for governments in supporting peace 'abroad' An answer to terrorism? People-power to resist militarism and demand peace 6 Peace! identity and participation From identity to identification Purposes and values Participation Achieving change 7 Time for action What needs to be done and why Getting on with the job Reasons for hope Notes and References Index ...
