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Sticks and Stones: Living with Uncertain Wars (Published in Association With the John W. Mccormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, Univ of Massachusetts Boston)
J. Brian Atwood, Susan J. Atwood, John Cooley, Romeo Dallaire, Ramu Damodaran, Valerie Epps, Michael Glennon
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Paperback. Bringing together scholars, politicians, and statesmen, this title examines what can be learned from the wars of the 20th century, and how that knowledge might help us. It reviews what we have learned about war and establishes benchmarks for judging whether that knowledge is being translated into changes in the behaviour of our political cultures. Editor(s): O'Malley, Padraig; Atwood, Paul L.; Peterson, Patricia R. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Albert Einstein famously remarked that he did not know what weapons would be used in World War III, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones. In this volume, a distinguished group of scholars, government officials, politicians, journalists, and statesmen examine what can be learned from the wars of the twentieth century, and how that knowledge might help us as we step ever so perilously into the twenty-first. Following an introduction by Padraig O'Malley, the book is divided into four sections: Understanding the World as We Have Known It; Global Uncertainties; Whose Values? Whose Justice?; and Shaping ... Read more
Albert Einstein famously remarked that he did not know what weapons would be used in World War III, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones. In this volume, a distinguished group of scholars, government officials, politicians, journalists, and statesmen examine what can be learned from the wars of the twentieth century, and how that knowledge might help us as we step ever so perilously into the twenty-first. Following an introduction by Padraig O'Malley, the book is divided into four sections: Understanding the World as We Have Known It; Global Uncertainties; Whose Values? Whose Justice?; and Shaping ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558495357
SKU
V9781558495357
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About J. Brian Atwood, Susan J. Atwood, John Cooley, Romeo Dallaire, Ramu Damodaran, Valerie Epps, Michael Glennon
PADRAIG O'MALLEY is editor of the New England Journal of Public Policy and author of Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today. PAUL L. ATWOOD is lecturer in American studies and research associate at the William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences, University of Massachusetts Boston. PATRICIA PETERSON is managing editor of the New England Journal of Public Policy. ... Read more
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