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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Cortright |
| ISBN: | 9780521670005 0521670004 0521854024 9780521854023 |
| OCLC Number: | 182656736 |
| Awards: | Shortlisted for London Book Festival Prize: General Non-Fiction 2008. |
| Description: | xii, 376 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- 1. What is peace? -- Idealism and realism -- New wars -- Defining terms -- What's in a word? -- "Pacifist" Japan? -- Latin American and African traditions -- Pacifism and "just war" -- An outline of peace history -- An overview of peacemaking ideas -- pt. I. Movements -- 2. The first peace societies -- Stirrings -- Social origins and political agendas -- Elihu Burritt : the learned blacksmith --The first peace congresses --The right of self-determination -- Universalizing peace -- The Hague Peace Conference -- Not enough -- 3. Toward internationalism -- Concepts and trends -- The arbitration revolution -- A League of Nations -- Wilson's vision -- The challenge of supporting the League -- Outlawing war -- 4. Facing fascism -- Peace movement reborn -- Pledging war resistance -- Revolutionary antimilitarism -- The Peace Ballot -- Against appeasement -- Imperial failure -- The neutrality debate -- The emergency peace campaign -- Losing Spain -- The end of "pacifism" -- 5. Debating disarmament -- Early reluctance -- Disarmament to the fore -- Challenging the "merchants of death" -- The naval disarmament treaties -- World disarmament conference -- The collapse of disarmament -- Disarmament at fault? -- 6. Confronting the cold war -- Creating the United Nations -- The rise of world federalism -- Cold war collapse -- Militarization and resistance in Japan -- The leviathan -- Speaking truth to power -- 7. Banning the bomb -- The shock of discovery -- Scientists organize -- The Baruch plan -- For nuclear sanity -- The beginning of arms control -- Nuclear pacifism in Japan -- The rise of the nuclear freeze -- God against the bomb -- A prairie fire -- Ferment in Europe -- Who won? -- Lessons from the end of the cold war -- 8. Refusing war -- Vietnam : a triangular movement -- Challenging presidents, constraining escalation -- Social disruption and political costs -- Resistance in the military -- The rise of conscientious objection -- The movement against war in Iraq -- Winning while losing -- Countering the "war on terror". pt. II. Themes -- 9. Religion -- Eastern traditions -- Study war no more -- Salaam and jihad -- Christianity -- Anabaptists and Quakers -- Tolstoy's anarchist pacifism -- Social Christianity -- Catholic peacemaking -- Niebuhr's challenge -- Beyond perfectionism -- The nonviolent alternative -- 10. A force more powerful -- Religious roots -- Action for change -- Coercion and nonviolence -- The power of love -- Spirit and method -- Two hands -- A tool against tyranny -- Courage and strength -- 11. Democracy -- Early voices -- Democracy against militarism -- Cobden : peace through free trade -- Kant : the philosopher of peace -- Human nature -- For democratic control -- The Kantian triad -- The insights of feminism -- Empowering women -- 12. Social justice -- Socialism and pacifism : early differences -- Convergence -- The Leninist critique -- Scientific pacifism -- Peace through economic justice -- The development-peace nexus -- Development for whom? -- 13. Responsibility to protect -- Bridging the cold war divide -- War for democracy? -- Opposing war, advancing freedom -- Human rights and security -- Debating Kosovo -- The responsibility to protect -- Peace operations -- The challenge in Darfur -- 14. A moral equivalent -- The belligerence of the masses -- Peace and its discontents : the Einstein-Freud dialogue -- Nonmilitary service -- Nonviolent warriors -- Transforming conflict -- Human security service -- Patriotic pacifism -- 15. Realizing disarmament -- From nonproliferation to disarmament -- The Canberra Commission -- Sparking the debate -- "Weapons of terror" -- What is zero? -- 16. Realistic pacifism -- Theory -- Practice -- Action -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Other Titles: | History of peace movements and ideas |
| Responsibility: | David Cortright. |
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'David Cortright's Peace shows that it is possible to prevent the scourge of war and create a more just and peaceful future - if we are prepared to learn the lessons of history and apply proven peacemaking knowledge. This is a hopeful but realistic book that deserves to be read and studied widely.' Kofi A. Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations 'A realistic yet hopeful book that traces the history of global efforts to prevent war from ancient times to the present, and that examines the foundations of peace in principles of religion, nonviolence, democracy, social justice, and human rights.' Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 'A crowning achievement by a distinguished scholar and social activist. David Cortright documents how the theory and practice of peace have evolved through history. He brings the story up-to-date by showing that a more nonviolent future is possible through the pursuit of justice, democracy, and human rights.' Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame 'A comprehensive look at the history of peace, examining the impact of social movements and the evolution of peacemaking knowledge and practice. An exploration of the essential principles and practical means of preventing war and resolving conflict without violence.' Desmond Tutu Archbishop Emeritus 'Cortright's thorough and thoughtful discussion of the ideas and movements that have associated themselves with 'peace' deserves a wide audience.' Foreign Affairs 'Essential reading for all persons committed to promoting peace and justice. ... a standard resource that will be kept within easy reach on the bookshelf.' Sojourners Magazine 'David Cortright ... has set out a clear and up-to-date history of the ideas and movements that make up the colors on the peace pallet.' Peace Matters Read more...
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