Rethinking War and Peace

Name: Rethinking War and Peace
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ISBN: 9780745321875

ISBN-10: 0745321879

ISBN-13: 9780745321875

Edition: 2004

Authors: Diana Francis

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Book details

List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication date: 7/20/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.46" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638

Diana Francis has been described as one of the most experienced practitioners of conflict resolution. She is a former President of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation and Chair of the Committee for Conflict Transformation Support. Her previous books, People, Peace and Power and Rethinking War and Peace are published by Pluto Press.



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Where are we?


Events and realities


Presentation and perceptions



What is war good for? Myth and reality


The myth of war


War's causes


War leaders and their motivations


'Exhausted alternatives': the case of Kosovo


War's efficacy for good


The negative effects of war


Conclusion



War, violence and human nature


Power as domination


Violent structures


Us and them


Violence and human nature


The role of culture


Gender and violence


Nature and nurture: changing gender ro