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War tests nations and ideas. This collection offers clear, expert insight into causes, questions, and paths to peace.
Across essays and lectures, readers explore how empires grew, how trade and openness affect conflict, and what impartial aid to the suffering can mean for peace. The book blends historical reflection with practical proposals for a more just, less warlike world order, and it looks at the roles of diplomacy, law, and humanitarian action in shaping a lasting calm.
- Discussions of imperialism, open trade, and the idea that freedom of trade can reduce conflict
- Analysis of the Monroe Doctrine and its proposed global application to limit special spheres of influence
- Examination of neutral help, like Red Cross relief, as a force for humane peace
- Ideas on open seas, fair access to waterways, and the need for universal rights in international relations
Ideal for readers of history, international relations, and policy, who want a thoughtful look at how past decisions shape present-day peace efforts.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book analyzes the underlying causes of the First World War amidst a climate of intellectual confusion on the central question of peace, preparedness, and the role of nationalism within international relations. The author examines the pre-war peace movement and its failure, as well as differing international perspectives that framed the conflicting ideologies, including militarism and the concept of a just war. The author also looks at the evolution of nation states and the increasing role of nationalism in international tensions. The book provides a summary of major political shifts, military preparedness, and the dynamics of international relations that culminated in the First World War, and encourages readers to grapple with the question of how we might regulate international relations without war. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330967676_0
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