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1 online resource (xxxii, 235 pages) |
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Cornell global perspectives |
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Cornell global perspectives.
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| Note |
"An edited version of the thesis by the same name submitted by Randall Caroline Watson Forsberg in May 1997 to the Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was studying for her Ph. D."--Editors' note. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The idea of a theory of peace -- Conditions for the abolition of war -- The roles of innate impulses and learned moral beliefs in individual and group violence -- Socially sanctioned group violence : features, examples, and sources -- Ritual cannibalism : a case study of socially sanctioned group violence -- Sanctioned violence, morality, and cultural evolution -- Appendix : the debate on the existence of cannibalism. |
| Summary |
"This book explores the conditions under which the institution of war could be brought to an end. It draws on an extensive program of research into the phenomenon of socially sanctioned violence and focuses on the role of moral beliefs. This book explores social change and the goal of eradicating mass violence"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 11, 2020). |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Peace -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Violence -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Paix -- Aspect moral.
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Guerre -- Aspect moral.
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Violence -- Aspect moral.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Peace.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace
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Peace -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Violence -- Moral and ethical aspects
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War -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Krieg
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Moral
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Politisches Verhalten
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Sozialverhalten
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Friede
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Verhaltensmuster
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Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit
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Theoriebildung
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Einflussgröße
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| Added Author |
Evangelista, Matthew, 1958- editor.
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Crawford, Neta, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Forsberg, Randall. Toward a theory of peace. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501744358 (DLC) 2019025199 |
| ISBN |
9781501744372 electronic book |
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1501744372 electronic book |
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9781501744365 electronic book |
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1501744364 electronic book |
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9781501744358 paperback |
| Standard No. |
10.7591/9781501744365 doi |
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AU@ 000065822351 |
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