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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul RogersPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Edition: 4th edition Weight: 0.578kg ISBN: 9780745343686ISBN 10: 0745343686 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 20 July 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations 1. A Violent Peace 2. Learning from the Cold War 3. Taming the Jungle 4. A Different Security Paradigm 5. Losing Control 6. A War-Promoting Hydra 7. The Thirty-Year War 8. ISIS and After 9. Lost Decade 10. Future Possible Notes Bibliography IndexReviews'Outstanding ... combines a glimpse behind the security screens with a sharp analysis of the real global insecurities - growing inequality and unsustainability' -- 'New Internationalist' 'Paul Rogers is one of those dangerous people who can change your mind' -- Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, CB, FRAeS, Former Director, Royal United Services Institution for Defence Studies 'A highly respected academic, absolutely committed to grassroots change' -- 'Peace News' 'Outstanding ... combines a glimpse behind the security screens with a sharp analysis of the real global insecurities - growing inequality and unsustainability' -- 'New Internationalist' 'Paul Rogers is one of those dangerous people who can change your mind' -- Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, CB, FRAeS, Former Director, Royal United Services Institution for Defence Studies 'A highly respected academic, absolutely committed to grassroots change' -- 'Peace News' 'No other book sets out so comprehensively the dangers attached to military security - described as 'unsustainable and self-defeating' - when fundamental rethinking about the real solutions to global insecurity is crucial' -- Bruce Kent, Vice-President of the CND 'Outstanding ... combines a glimpse behind the security screens with a sharp analysis of the real global insecurities - growing inequality and unsustainability' -- 'New Internationalist' 'Paul Rogers is one of those dangerous people who can change your mind' -- Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, CB, FRAeS, Former Director, Royal United Services Institution for Defence Studies 'A highly respected academic, absolutely committed to grassroots change' -- 'Peace News' 'No other book sets out so comprehensively the dangers attached to military security - described as 'unsustainable and self-defeating' - when fundamental rethinking about the real solutions to global insecurity is crucial' -- Bruce Kent, Vice-President of the CND 'This fourth edition more clearly than ever demonstrates the connections between the neoliberal economy, environmental degradation and the false assumptions of security as a state rather than human-centred problem. This book makes the argument with clarity for a total rethink of how we live together' -- Jenny Pearce, Research Professor at the Latin America and Caribbean Centre, London School of Economics 'With a magisterial overview of the last half century, this book offers a prophetic yet ultimately hopeful political and social challenge: to re-think economics, the environment and security for the sake of future generations. A compelling read, it is bold and realistic, principled and pragmatic' -- The Rt Revd Nicholas Baines, Bishop of Leeds Author InformationPaul Rogers is an Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University and International Security Advisor to openDemocracy. He is the author of Losing Control: Global Security in the 21st Century. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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