Contains eight essays which offer the reader the opportunity to kick the "nuclear habit". The essays are accompanied by an historical introduction and comprise an interdisciplinary approach to solving the problems of deterrence.
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Vendeur : Fables Books, Goshen, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : good. Name stamped on the front flyleaf page. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present, including a creased cover. The binding is tight and all pages are present. The pages have some light notes, underlining and or highlighting present. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Shadow. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller! N° de réf. du vendeur FBV.0813306302.G
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Vendeur : Glenbower Books, Dublin, Irlande
Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N° de réf. du vendeur 24020
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Vendeur : Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Etats-Unis
Trade paperback. Etat : Good. First Paperback Printing [Stated]. xv, [1], 283, [5] pages. Notes. Index. Ex-library copy, stamp on edges and other usual library markings. William Sloane Coffin was one of the contributors. Burns H. Weston was the Bessie Dutton Murray Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Iowa and founder and senior scholar of the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR). He joined The University of Iowa College of Law, where he remained for the rest of his professional life. He devoted himself to the cause of international law, human rights and environmental sustainability. Weston authored over 28 books, innumerable articles, and was on the editorial board of over 10 professional journals, including the American Journal of International Law. Among others, he published in the Harvard International Law Journal, Human Rights Quarterly, and the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment. This book offers the thinking person a place to begin to kick the 'nuclear habit.' It provides reassurance that an other-than-nuclear deterrence policy can work to effectively safeguard national and transnational interests. The book is ideal for both students and policymakers. The Contents are: The military and alternative security : new "missions" for stable conventional security / Thomas F. Lynch -- Technology and alternative security : a cherished myth expires / Warren F. Davis -- Law and alternative security : toward a just world peace / Burns H. Weston -- Politics and alternative security : toward a more democratic, therefore more peaceful, world / Bruce Russett -- Economics and alternative security : toward a peacekeeping international economy / Lloyd J. Dumas -- Psychology and alternative security : needs, perceptions, and misperceptions / Ralph K. White -- Religion and alternative security : a prophetic vision / William Sloane Coffin -- Toward post-nuclear global security : an overview / Robert C. Johansen. Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-269) and index. N° de réf. du vendeur 90986
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Vendeur : Compass Books, Devon, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. Unread with slight fading to spine, o/w fine. N° de réf. du vendeur 033125
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Vendeur : Buchmarie, Darmstadt, Allemagne
Etat : Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 1214398_a70
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Vendeur : BUCHSERVICE / ANTIQUARIAT Lars Lutzer, Wahlstedt, Allemagne
Etat : gut. Alternative Security: Living Without Nuclear Deterrence (Literature and Institutions) In englischer Sprache. pages. N° de réf. du vendeur BN413655
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