War and the Liberal Conscience - Couverture souple

Howard, Michael

 
9780192851116: War and the Liberal Conscience
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 019285111X ISBN 13 : 9780192851116
Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1996

Synopsis

Isn't war rooted in the vested interests of the ruling classes? (But have not democracies proved as bellicose as other states?) Should not political disputes be settled by civilized negotiations? (But what if the adversary is not, by your standards, 'civilized'?) Ought states to steer clear of other states' internal conflict? (Or should they help liberate oppressed peoples?) Which is better, appeasement or a war to end war? Such questions reflect the confusion that still besets liberal-minded men in the face of war despite centuries of trying to discover its causes and secure its abolition. Michael Howard traces the pattern in attitudes from Erasmus to the Americans after Vietnam, and concludes that peacemaking 'is a task which has to be tackled afresh every day of our lives'.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Oxford Paperbacks
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
019285111X
ISBN 13 
9780192851116
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780851171517: War and the Liberal Conscience: The George Trevelyan Lectures in the University of Cambridge, 1977

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0851171516 ISBN 13 :  9780851171517
Editeur : Temple Smith, 1978
Couverture rigide