| Arms at Rest: Peacemaking and Peacekeeping in American History Contributor(s): Challinor, Joan R. (Editor), Beisner, Robert L. (Editor), Challinor, Joan R. (Other) |
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ISBN: 0313246424 ISBN-13: 9780313246425 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | United States - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: E183 |
| Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in American History |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.86" W x 8.6" (1.01 lbs) 242 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This outstanding collection of essays is the product of a symposium on peacemaking and peacekeeping, sponsored by the National Committee for the Bicentennial of the Treaty of Paris. The original papers included in this volume were written by leading scholars from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada to assess themes related to the prerequisites and consequences of peace. The emphasis is on peaceful outcomes and the preservation of peace, rather than the causes of war, and the writings reflect a penetrating awareness of the many facets of peacemaking and peacekeeping. Included are thought-provoking discussions on the impact of war and promise of peace on women, the American perception of peace as an opportunity for profit and as a private political issue, the avoidance of war, and the possible obsolescence of war in our own era. |