<p>A primer on thinking about peace in a nuclear age, this book describes the kinds of peace efforts that have been tried–and those that might be tried–from the highest echelons of government policymaking to the grassroots level of individual endeavour. Its primary goal is to enable the reader to understand ways of eliminating the threat of nuclear war and to be empowered to take action. The book describes and compares nine basic methods people have used to achieve peace, ranging from such conventional approaches as the theories of deterrence and balance of power to more unconventional strategies such as nonviolent resistance. Essentially all significant ideas for achieving and maintaining international peace fall into one of these nine categories or combine features from several. Many have been tried, but all clearly have been found wanting. Yet the authors' tone is one of optimism as they explore some of the major changes of the past quarter century. They contend that these changes alter the balance of advantages and disadvantages among the various paths to peace, so that what seemed partially workable in the past may not be appropriate to the present and what seemed totally impractical in the past might have a chance of working today. The book concludes with a scenario that may make a stable peace possible in the foreseeable future.</p>

Paths To Peace: Exploring The Feasibility Of Sustainable Peace

Politics & Social Sciences

Harman, Willis W.

Smoke,Richard

Politics & Government

Routledge

Strategies For Conducting Technology Assessments

Armstrong, Joe E.

Science & Math

Westview Press

Energy Futures, Human Values, And Lifestyles: A New Look At The Energy Crisis

Engineering & Transportation

And Associates

Schwartz, Peter

Carlson, Richard C.

Engineering

Social Sciences

An incomplete guide to the future (The Portable Stanford series)

Computers & Technology

Business Technology

trade distribution by Simon and Schuster

Global mind change: The promise of the last years of the twentieth century (The Henry Rolfs book series of the Institute of Noetic Sciences)

Philosophy

Knowledge Systems

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