From war to peace
Subtitle: a guide to the next hundred years
By: Kent D. Shifferd
Publisher: McFarland; McFarland & Company
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780786461448
Subjects: War and society; Peace movements; Military Sociology
Description: "This book analyzes the war system's infiltration of all aspects of Western culture and how it perpetuates war rather than promote peace, describing the evolving parallel system of peace institutions. The values and ideas of peace activism offer an opportunity to outlaw war in the coming century just as slavery was abolished in the 19th century"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the tragedy of war and the expectation of peace; title: War; title: Describing and analyzing war; title: The psychology of killing; title: The war system, part 1; title: The war system, part 2; title: Peace; title: Defining peace; title: The history of peace in ancient and medieval times; title: The history of peace, 1800 to the present; title: The successes of nonviolent struggle; title: Abolishing war and building a comprehensive peace system; title: The wellsprings of peace.