The West, Civil Society and the Construction of Peace
The West, Civil Society and the Construction of Peace describes how the challenges of peacemaking following the First and Second World Wars defined the West. In turn, the difficulties in applying the Western recipe for peace to the new security challenges of a globalizing world is threatening to des...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2003, 2003
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The West, Civil Society and the Construction of Peace describes how the challenges of peacemaking following the First and Second World Wars defined the West. In turn, the difficulties in applying the Western recipe for peace to the new security challenges of a globalizing world is threatening to destroy the international community. Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen explains how the values of civil society have held the West together and concludes that 'the democratic peace ' is not a 'law' but a recipe for security |
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| Physical Description: | VIII, 208 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780230512863 |