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Confronting War: An Examination of Humanity's Most Pressing Problem, 4th ed.

Confronting War: An Examination of Humanity's Most Pressing Problem, 4th ed.


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This immensely successful textbook is broken into four parts. Part One: Introduction to the War Problem discusses the nature of the war problem, the conceptual framework, and the historical framework. Part Two: Causes of War talks about the cause of war, group competition and group identification, other views about causes of war, and the value of war. In Part Three: The Contemporary Situation, the reader will learn about ideological aspects, national-historical aspects, military aspects, institutional aspects, and legal aspects of the contemporary situation. Part Four: Proposals for Solving the War Problem discusses reforming the attitudes of individuals, reforming the internal operation of national governments, reforming the policies of national governments, and reforming the international system. It also includes maps, tables and charts which will be especially helpful to the reader. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents       List of Illustrations, Maps, and Charts            Preface      Part One. INTRODUCTION TO THE WAR PROBLEM 1. The Nature of the War Problem            The Importance of the War Problem            The Four Aspects of the War Problem      2. The Conceptual Framework            The Meaning of the Term "War"            An Alternative to War?            The Meaning of the Term “Peace”            The Meaning of the Term “Justice”            The “Just War” Concept            Further Reflections on Peace and Justice      3. The Historical Framework            The History of Warfare Between Sovereign States            Wars Since 1946            The Changing Nature of War            The Present Urgency of the War Problem      PART TWO: CAUSES OF 4. The Cause of War: General Considerations            Investigating the Cause of War            Individual Human Aggression            Individual Aggression and War      5. Group Competition and Group Identification            Arenas of Group Competition            Group Identification and Nationalism            Nationalism as a Cause of War      6. Other Views About Causes of War            Arms Races as a Cause of War            Military Planning as a Cause of War            Particular Villains as a Cause of War            War as an Effort to Suppress Internal Dissension            War as an Effort to Eliminate Injustice            The Absence of Peaceful Alternatives as a Cause of War      7. The Value of War            The Biological Value of War            The Technological Value of War            The Economic Value of War            The Psychological Value of War            The Social Value of War            The Moral Value of War            Will War Be Missed?      PART THREE: THE CONTEMPORARY SITUATION 8. Ideological Aspects of the Contemporary Situation            Some Basic Distinctions            Capitalistic Democracy            Communism (Marx, Lenin, and Mao)            Fascism (National Socialism)            The “End of History” Thesis            Religion and War      9. National-Historical Aspects of the Contemporary Situation            The U.S. Perspective            The Russian Perspective            The Western European Perspective            The Japanese Perspective            The Chinese Perspective            The Less Developed Countries      10. Military Aspects of the Contemporary Situation            The Post-World War II Struggle for Power            Deterrence Theory            The Cuban Missile Crisis            Modern Nuclear Weaponry            Missile Defense Systems            Modern Non-Nuclear Weaponry            Weapons and War      11. Institutional Aspects of the Contemporary Situation            The Structure of the United Nations            U.N. Peacekeeping and Nation-Building            Dominant Influences in the United Nations            Accomplishments of the United Nations            Worldwide Functional Agencies            Regional Functional and Political Organizations            International Nongovernmental Organizations      12. Legal Aspects of the Contemporary Situation            The Nature of International Law            The Evolution of International Law            Laws of War            The Sources of International Law            Enforcing International Law      PART FOUR: PROPOSALS FOR SOLVING THE WAR PROBLEM 13. Reforming the Attitudes of Individuals            Interest in Social Issues Including International Affairs            Skepticism and Tolerance            Taking Personal Responsibility            Reluctance to Use Violence            Unselfishness            Globalism and Humatriotism            World Citizenship            Looking Forward Rather Than Back            Overcoming Defeatism and Apathy      14. Reforming the Internal Operation of National Governments            The Western Approach            The Marxist Approach            The Gandhi-King Approach      15. Reforming the Policies of National Governments            Peace Through Military Strength            Peace Through Alliances            Peace Through Neutrality and Economic Self-Sufficiency            Peace Through Strictly Defensive Strength            Peace Through Civilian Defense            Peace Through Arms Control            Peace Through Renunciation of War            Peace Through Conciliatory Moves and Confidence-Building Measures            Peace Through Good Relations, Morality, and Cooperation            Peace Through Third-Party Involvement            Peace Through International Conflict Management            Peace Through Peace Research and Peace Education      16. Reforming the International System            Limiting National Sovereignty in Specific Situations            Consolidating Nations into Larger Units            World Government Through Federation            World Government Through Functionalism            World Government Through Direct Citizen Action            A Note to the Reader            Chapter Notes            Selected Bibliography            Index     

About the Author :
Ronald J. Glossop is professor emeritus at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville where he served as coordinator of the peace studies program for over 25 years.

Review :
“comprehensive...one must admire the scrupulous treatment”—Choice; “well-written”—International Journal on World Peace; “sound educational tool”—International Peace Studies Newsletter; “a thorough and painstaking study”—The Human Economy Newsletter; “useful...very readable...well written...a treasure house”—Peace Research; “worth reading...a masterful analysis of the war problem”—World Federalist; “recommended”—Transnational Perspectives; “excellent”—Science Books & Films.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786411214
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 334
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: An Examination of Humanity's Most Pressing Problem, 4th ed.
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 078641121X
  • Publisher Date: 19 Mar 2001
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 334
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Weight: 581 gr


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