War
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: Louise Gerdes, book editor
Contributors: Gerdes, Louise I., 1953-
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: War; Intervention (International law); Social conflict; United States -- Military policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223- 233) and index
Table of contents: title: ch. 1. What causes war?; title: 1. Religious conflicts cause war / Daniel C. Tosteson; title: 2. Religious conflicts do not cause war / Vincent Carroll; title: 3. Globalization promotes war / Steven Staples; title: 4. Globalization does not promote war / Daniel T. Griswold; title: 5. Capitalism leads to war / Green Party of Great Britain; title: 6. Capitalism does not lead to war / Andrew Bernstein; title: 7. Pacifism escalates war / Alex Epstein; title: 8. Warlike societies perpetuate war / Barbara Ehrenreich; title: ch. 2. When is war justified?; title: 1. What is sometimes justified to maintain peace and promote freedom / George Weigel; title: 2. War does not maintain peace or promote freedom / Wendell Berry; title: 3. Preemptive war is sometimes justified / Michael J. Glennon; title: 4. Preemptive war cannot be justified / Charles W. Kegley Jr., Gregory A. Raymond; title: 5. The war on terror is justified / Institute for American Values; title: 6. The war on terror is not justified / Tim Wise; title: ch. 3. How should war be conducted?; title: 1. Detainees in the war on terror should be treated as prisoners of war / Bruce Shapiro; title: 2. Detainees in the war on terror should not be treated as prisoners of war / Ronald D. Rotunda; title: 3. Civilians should not be targeted to spare combatants / Brain Carnell; title: 4. Civilians should sometimes be targeted to spare combatants / Onkar Ghate; title: 5. The United States should uphold strict international laws of war / Michael Byers; title: 6. The United States should reject strict international laws of war / David B. Rivkin, Lee A. Casey; title: 7. The United States should join the international criminal court to pursue war crimes / Jonathan F. Fanton; title: 8. The United States should not join the international criminal court to pursue war crimes / Ruth Wedgwood; title: ch. 4. How can war be prevented?; title: 1. War can be prevented / Dane Spencer; title: 2. War cannot be prevented / Victor David Hanson; title: 3. Fostering democracy worldwide will prevent war / R.J. Rummel; title: 4. Peaceful intervention can prevent war / Friends Committee on National Legislation; title: 5. Promoting individual liberty and free trade will avoid war / Richard M. Ebeling; title: 6. Letting wars run their course leads to lasting peace / Edward N. Luttwak