Cain s Crime: The Proliferation of Weapons and the Targeting of Civilians in Contemporary War - Couverture rigide

Trzyna, Thomas

 
9781532632488: Cain s Crime: The Proliferation of Weapons and the Targeting of Civilians in Contemporary War
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1532632487 ISBN 13 : 9781532632488
Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

Democracy requires a commitment to dialogue and deliberation, as well as a commitment to seek peaceful solutions. Is democracy possible in states that earn significant portions of their revenue from the manufacture and sales of arms, that give weapons away in huge numbers, and that turn quickly to violence in the face of difficulties? The proliferation of weapons is nearly as great a tragedy of the commons as global warming, and the evidence indicates that civilians are increasingly being targeted in wars. How large is the problem of war today? Given that the members of the UN Security Council are among the chief manufacturers of weapons, are there any useful mechanisms in place for limiting wars or the supply of deadly weapons? Is it time, in view of the callousness with which non-combatants are killed, to re-examine our basic reasons for valuing human life? Cain's Crime re-introduces an ethical theory popular at the dawn of the twentieth century and examines the extent of violence in the contemporary world, from neo-colonial wars, civil wars, freedom movements, and ethnic conflicts to the oldest war of all, the systematic and continuing murder of women in cultures where they are valued less than men.

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À propos de l?auteur

Thomas Trzyna is the author of Blessed are the Pacifists: The Beatitudes and Just War Theory (2006), several studies of forgiveness, and books on philosophy, literature, mathematics education, international education, and other topics. A graduate of the Universities of California and Washington, he taught at The Ohio State University and Seattle Pacific University in addition to consulting with educational institutions in the U.S., Asia, Arabia, and Africa.

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Éditeur
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1532632487
ISBN 13 
9781532632488
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
130
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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