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Author : Glen Segell
Publisher : Glen Segell Publishers
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Arms control
ISBN : 9781901414264
Author : Ernie Regehr
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781771131650
Wars fought over the past quarter century have been a spectacular failure. The overwhelming majority end in military stalemate and are settled at the negotiating table, with the grievances that led to the war still unresolved. In Disarming Conflict famed peace activist Ernie Regehr shows that force cannot simply override or transcend the social, political, and economic realities of conflict. War prevention, Regehr argues, is more successful when security policies address the conditions that most directly affect people’s lives and that are most instrumental in generating deep grievances and the despairing conclusion that there are no alternatives to the violence. Disarming Conflict sets out approaches, initiatives, and policies that steer away from the futility of fighting and promote non-military efforts towards "winning the peace."
Author : Ezekiel Hopkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951002076606P
Author : Clifton Rodman Woolridge
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465595058
In presenting this work to the public the author has no apologies to make nor favors to ask. It is a simple history of his connection with the Police Department of Chicago, compiled from his own memoranda, the newspapers, and the official records. The matter herein contained differs from those records only in details, as many facts are given in the book which have never been made public. The author has no disposition to malign any one, and names are used only in cases in which the facts are supported by the archives of the Police Department and of the criminal court. In the conscientious discharge of his duties as an officer of the law, the author has in all cases studied the mode of legal procedure. His aim has been solely to protect society and the taxpayer, and to punish the guilty. The evidences of his sincerity accompany the book in the form of letters from the highest officers in the city government, from the mayor down to the precinct captain, and furnish overwhelming testimony as to his endeavors to serve the public faithfully and honestly. No effort has been made to bestow self-praise, and where this occurs, it is only a reproduction, perhaps in different language, of the comments indulged in by the newspapers of Chicago and other cities, whose reporters are among the brightest and most talented young men in all the walks and professions of life. To them the officer acknowledges his obligations in many instances. Often he has worked hand-in-hand with them. They have traveled with him in the dead hours of the night, in his efforts to suppress crime or track a criminal, and have often given him assistance in the way of suggestions.
Author : David Willox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : English literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010501463
Author : Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1712
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590501965
Author : Ezekiel HOPKINS (successively Bishop of Raphoe and of Derry.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1712
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023228011
Author : William Pope Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CHI:090327719
Author : Hans Blix
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780375423239
The war against Iraq divided opinion throughout the world and generated a maelstrom of spin and counterspin. The man at the eye of the storm, and arguably the only key player to emerge from it with his integrity intact, was Hans Blix, head of the UN weapons inspection team. This is Dr. Blix’s account of what really happened during the months leading up to the declaration of war in March 2003. In riveting descriptions of his meetings with Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, and Kofi Annan, he conveys the frustrations, the tensions, the pressure and the drama as the clock ticked toward the fateful hour. In the process, he asks the vital questions about the war: Was it inevitable? Why couldn’t the U.S. and UK get the backing of the other member states of the UN Security Council? Did Iraq have weapons of mass destruction? What does the situation in Iraq teach us about the propriety and efficacy of policies of preemptive attack and unilateral action? Free of the agendas of politicians and ideologues, Blix is the plainspoken, measured voice of reason in the cacophony of debate about Iraq. His assessment of what happened is invaluable in trying to understand both what brought us to the present state of affairs and what we can learn as we try to move toward peace and security in the world after Iraq.
Author : Kristin Goss
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400837755
More than any other advanced industrial democracy, the United States is besieged by firearms violence. Each year, some 30,000 people die by gunfire. Over the course of its history, the nation has witnessed the murders of beloved public figures; massacres in workplaces and schools; and epidemics of gun violence that terrorize neighborhoods and claim tens of thousands of lives. Commanding majorities of Americans voice support for stricter controls on firearms. Yet they have never mounted a true national movement for gun control. Why? Disarmed unravels this paradox. Based on historical archives, interviews, and original survey evidence, Kristin Goss suggests that the gun control campaign has been stymied by a combination of factors, including the inability to secure patronage resources, the difficulties in articulating a message that would resonate with supporters, and strategic decisions made in the name of effective policy. The power of the so-called gun lobby has played an important role in hobbling the gun-control campaign, but that is not the entire story. Instead of pursuing a strategy of incremental change on the local and state levels, gun control advocates have sought national policies. Some 40% of state gun control laws predate the 1970s, and the gun lobby has systematically weakened even these longstanding restrictions. A compelling and engagingly written look at one of America's most divisive political issues, Disarmed illuminates the organizational, historical, and policy-related factors that constrain mass mobilization, and brings into sharp relief the agonizing dilemmas faced by advocates of gun control and other issues in the United States.
Author : Rory Medcalf,Fiona Cunningham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Australia
ISBN : OCLC:871002482
Author : Ernie Regehr
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781783603572
In the past quarter century our world has hosted ninety-nine wars, twenty-nine of these are ongoing. The bill for maintaining huge stores of weapons and some 70 million people in uniform currently stands at $1.7 trillion a year. Of these wars, over 85 percent are not settled on the battlefield; they are fought to desperately hurting stalemates, eventually being turned over to diplomats and politicians who go in search of whatever face-saving outcomes may still be available. And yet, abandoning the conference table in favour of the battlefield is still justified when viewed as a last resort. In this brave and discerning book, Ernie Regehr, OC, explains the approaches and initiatives needed to steer away from the futility of global military effort. Combining four decades of experience in conflict zones, advising and leading diplomacy efforts, building NGOs and contributing to the adoption of the Responsibility to Protect Act by the World Assembly, Regehr boldly shows that political stability will never be issued from the barrel of a gun.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000043017171
Author : Eric A. Seibert
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620328873
If Christians follow the Prince of Peace, why do they often behave so violently? What can be done to transform the church so that it looks more like Jesus? Eric Seibert explores these questions in this important and timely study. He builds a biblical and practical case for living nonviolently in all areas of life and urges Christians to reexamine their most fundamental attitudes toward violence, warfare, and killing. Through true stories and careful analysis, Seibert demonstrates that it is possible to resolve conflict, correct injustice, and stop oppression without resorting to violence. Many nonviolent alternatives are discussed throughout the book, alternatives that can be used in a wide range of situations, from dealing with an unwanted intruder at home to removing a dictator from power. In a world filled with so much violence, hate, and fear, alternatives like these are desperately needed. This book offers hope that a better way is possible, one that has the potential to transform the church and change the world. So read on and join in!
Author : Steven Shakespeare,Niamh Malone,Gary Anderson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781538147474
Non-philosophy poses a challenge to philosophical thought, inspired by the work of François Laruelle. It questions the idea that philosophy, or other disciplines, can tell us what it means to think. This edited collection brings together an internationally known and interdisciplinary group of scholars, including a major new essay by Laruelle himself. Together they use non-philosophy to cross the boundaries between philosophy and performance. Philosophers have been busy for centuries looking for the foundations of truth, value, and reality. They try to say what it all means and how it all fits together. Areas of life like science and art have to wait for the philosopher to show up to tell them what they are really about. Theory dictates meaning: performance just puts it into effect. Non-philosophy is different. It says that reality is not an object out there that we can think and understand. The Real is the place we stand: it is where we think from. Crucially, non-philosophy understands philosophy itself to be performative. It enacts modes of thinking that do not dominate the material of thought and do not capture the Real in concepts. Philosophy is mutated by its performances; and performances themselves think, are modes of theory. What happens when we bring philosophy, art, and performance together, without hierarchy? How can they get inside and change one another? The thinkers in this collection answer these pressing questions.