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Rethinking War and Peace

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Description for Rethinking War and Peace Paperback. An entirely modern argument for the irrelevance of war as a goal in international affairs. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Is war ever a just way to resolve conflict? Diana Francis argues that it is not. With passion and eloquence, she mounts a head-on challenge to the belief that war as an institution is either necessary or effective for good.

Refuting the notion that human nature condemns us to perpetual carnage, she argues that we can change the ways we think and the systems we live by. In a tightly reasoned discussion of the ethics of war and peace she asserts that war is a gross denial of the core values on which peace depends, and that ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745321875
SKU
V9780745321875
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Diana Francis
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).

Reviews for Rethinking War and Peace
'Nothing is more urgent than the transformation of the anti-war movement into a pro-peace movement. We need an agenda that sets out the alternatives to war that the peace movement can commit to. Rethinking War and Peace offers an outline of where we can begin this process'
Alan Simpson, MP, UK Chair of Labour Against the War 'A timely ... Read more

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