Globalization, War, and Peace in the Twenty-first Century

✍ Scribed by William R. Nester (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Leaves: 202
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-2
The Nature, Creation, and Assertion of Power....Pages 3-26
Why Nations Go to War and Stay at Peace....Pages 27-53
Warfare in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 55-75
Terrorism and Counterterrorism....Pages 77-94
Weapons of Mass Destruction....Pages 95-126
War, Peace, and the Global Community....Pages 127-163
Consequences....Pages 165-172
Back Matter....Pages 173-198

✦ Subjects

International Relations; Peace Studies; Globalization

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