| Description |
xx, 443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Series on the Iraq War and its consequences, 1793-1711 ; [v. 1] |
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Series on the Iraq War and its consequences. 1793-1711 ; v. 1
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction by Irwin Abramsrn ix -- Part I -- Contributions from Nobel Peace Prize Winners -- Individuals -- Tenzin Gyatso -- The Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, 1989 -- War is Anachronistic, An Outmoded Approach 5 -- muportance of Nonviolence and Harmony 7 -- David Trimble -- MP, Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, UK, 1998 -- The United Nations Left Us No Option But to Act 11 -- Jody Williams -- International Ambassador of International Carmpaign to -- Ban Landmines, USA, 1997 -- Iraq and Preemptive Self-Defense 17 -- Jose Ramnos-Horta -- Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste, 1996 -- The Post Cold War and the Unipolar World: -- Can the U.S. Lead? 49 -- Bernard Lown -- Co-founder, International Physicians for the Prevention of -- Nuclear War, 1985 -- Seismic Ch'ange in Nuclear Policy 65 -- Sir Joseph Rotblat -- Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, UK, 1995 -- The Nuclear Issue: Pugwash and the Policies of the -- Bush Administration 69 -- Frederik Willem de Klerk -- Former President of South Africa, 1993 -- American Leadership in a Globalised World: -- 9/11, Iraq and Beyond 81 -- Mairead Corrigan Maguire -- Co-founder, C6ommunity of Peace People, UK, 1976 -- Iraq After First (1l991) Gulf War 91 -- Organizations -- Peter Hansen -- Commrissioner -General, United Nations Relief and Works -- Agency, UN, 1945 -- Picking up the Pieces in Gaza 107 -- Irene Khan -- Secretary General, Amnesty International, 1977 -- Open Letter to Beligerents 111 -- Mary Ellen McNish -- Executive Secretary, American Friends Service Committee, -- Usa, 1947 -- A Second Moment of Hope 113 -- Brian Phillips -- Quaker Peace and Social Witness, UK, 1947 -- At a Time of Our (Own Choosing: -- A Quaker Reflection on the War in Iraq 119 -- Cora Weiss -- Permanent International Peace Bureau, 1910 -- The International Peace Bureau Seeks a World -- Without War 127 -- Christian Dominiice -- Secretary-General, Institute of International Law, -- Switzerland, 1904 -- Some Legal Aspects of the Military Operation in Iraq 137 -- Part H -- Contributions from Eminent Scholars -- Noarn Chorniski -- Prominent Political Critic, MIT -- Wars of T rr or 147 -- Joseph Stiglitz -- Nobel laureate in Economics 2001, Columbia University -- Rumors of VWar 171 -- William D. Hartung -- Senior Research Fellow, World Policy Institute & -- Director of Arms Trade Resource Center -- The Hidden Costs of War: How the Bush Doctrine is -- Undermining Democracy in Iraq And Democracy in -- Amersca 175 -- Richard Falk -- Authority on Internationall Law, Princeton University -- What Future for the UN Charter System of War -- Prevention? Reflections on the Iraq War 195 -- Sir John Daniel -- UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education -- Iraq: Educational Renewalfor an Arab Renaissance? 215 -- John WV. Dower -- Pulitzer Prize Winner & Elting E Morison Professor of -- History, MTr -- Warningfrom History: Why Iraq is Not japan 235 -- Eric Stover -- Director of Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley -- Kirkuk: An Eyewitness Account 245 -- Lifting the Fog of War 249 -- Rosemary Foot -- Professor of Intrerniational Relations, Modern History, Oxford -- Is the Human Rights Era Over? Reflections on the -- Asia-Pacific PostSeptember 11th 257 -- Helenai Cobban -- Coluimnist fior Christian Science Monitor -- Dealing with Rights-Abusing Regimes Without -- Going to War 279 -- Frank N. von Hippel -- Professor of Public and InternationalAffairs, -- Princeton University -- Alternatives to War on 1raq, North Korea and Iran 287 -- Benjamin R. Foster -- Professor of Assyriology and Curator, Yale University -- Missing in Action: The Iraq Museum and the Human Past 295 -- Lord Colin Renfrew of Kaimsthorn -- Director of McDonald Institute for Archaeological -- Research, Cambridge -- Reflections on theLooting of the Iraqi National Museum -- in. Badad 319 -- Faleh A. Jabar -- Iraqi Specialist and Research Fellow, Birkbeck College, -- London University -- End ofa Dictat or 337 -- Mahmood Mamdani -- Director of Institute of African Studies, Columbia University -- Iraq: Collective Punishment in War and Peace 343 -- Lisa L. Martin -- Professor of Government, Harvard University -- Multilateral Organizations After the U.S. Iraq War 359 -- Robin T. Lakoff -- Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley -- War Talk 375 -- Roland Paris -- "Asst Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, -- University of Colorado at Boulder -- Multilateralism and American Power 399 -- The Burden of Nation-Building in Postwar Iraq 403 -- "Svetlana Broz -- Cardiologist from Sarajevo -- Moral Courage and Civil Society: Lessons from Yugoslavia 409 -- Akira Iriye -- Charles Warren Professor of American History, -- Harvard University -- The Iraq War and the Dialogue Among Civilizations 425 -- Part III -- Sermons in Closing -- Bishop Gunnar StAlsett -- Bishop of Oslo and Former Deputy Chairman of the -- Norwegian Nobel Committee -- A Sermon of Sorrow 433 -- A Memorial Service on the UN Tragedy 439 |
| Summary |
An extraordinary collection of essays on the recently concluded Iraq War by Nobel Peace laureates and leading scholars. The Iraq War and its Consequences is the First and Only book that brings together more than 30 Nobel Peace laureates and eminent scholars to offer opinions, analyses and insights on the war that has drawn both widespread opposition and strong support. In this intellectually captivating book, Professor Irwin Abrams, considered the leading authority world-wide on the history of the Nobel Peace Prize and Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Antioch University, as well a |
| Analysis |
Iraq War |
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International relations |
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Peace |
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United Nations |
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United States |
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Foreign opinion |
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Just war |
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Overseas item |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011.
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Influence.
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Peace.
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United States -- Relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140497 -- Iraq.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79077342
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Iraq -- Relations -- United States.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008123896
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| Author |
Abrams, Irwin, 1914-2010.
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Wang, Gungwu.
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Ebooks Corporation.
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| LC no. |
2004337077 |
| ISBN |
9812385886 |
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9812385908 paperback |
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