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Author:   Arthur Clark
Publisher:   AU Press
Imprint:   AU Press
Weight:   0.400kg
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9781897425688

ISBN 10:   1897425686
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 April 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction and Overview The pathology of nationalism Choosing the future The necessity of democracy and law The personal is political War is a disease: The case of Vietnam The practice of medicine and the practice of citizenship A personal journey About this book Principles of global community and global citizenship: Asynopsis CHAPTER ONE: Choosing the Future Where are we going? Where do we want to go? The practice of medicine and the practice of global citizenship Pathogenesis: Why are we so self-destructive? Pathogenesis: Nationalism and warfare Democracy and international law The rabbi's son from Krakow Choosing the future: Summary CHAPTER TWO: Axioms First Axiom: The map is not the territory Second Axiom: The map changes the territory Third Axiom: We choose our maps Fourth Axiom: Good, bad, evil, important, and unimportant are in theeye of the beholder Fifth Axiom: Political leaders are not competent to determine thevalue of a human life CHAPTER THREE: Paradigm Shift Who are we? Pathology of the old paradigm The new paradigm and human options CHAPTER FOUR: Principles of Global Community Principle 1 Principle 2 Principle 3 Principle 4 Principle 5 Principle 6 Principle 7 Principle 8 Principle 9 Principle 10 Principle 11 Principle 12 Principle 13 Principle 14 Principle 15 Principle 16 Principle 17 Principle 18 Principle 19 Principle 20 CHAPTER FIVE: The Case of Iraq Saddam Hussein and the U.S. government before and after August1990 The U.S. invasion of Panama, Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, andthe 1991 Gulf War Communication, scholars, the media, and propaganda for war Economic sanctions and weapons of mass destruction The U.S.-UK invasion of Iraq, March 2003 Democracy, the occupation, and the ongoing violence in Iraq Terrorism and the destruction of Iraq Responsibility for the destruction of Iraq A way forward Conclusion CHAPTER SIX: Principles of Global Citizenship Principle 21 Principle 22 Principle 23 Principle 24 Principle 25 Principle 26 Principle 27 Principle 28 Principle 29 Principle 30 Winds of change The power of one Civil disobedience CHAPTER SEVEN: Practicing Citizenship The global citizen as hero for our time Awareness Imagination and knowledge A 35 percent solution and the game of global citizenship The basic building block of democracy The Parkhill Pulse The city as microcosm of the global community A Calgary Centre for Global Community The genius of citizenship Chapter Eight: Prognosis Your choice Bibliography

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Dr. Arthur Clark is a Professor of Neuropathology andClinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary, and an activestaff neuropathologist at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary. He carrieslifelong experience with militant nationalist culture, having come ofage during the Vietnam War and serving two years as Captain in theUnited States Army Medical Corps. In 1995, in honour of his late wife,he established the Dr. Irma M. Parhad Programmes at the University ofCalgary, which focus on ways to improve worldwide health and well-beingwithin the framework of international law. He is also currentlyinvolved in a project to establish a Calgary Centre for GlobalCommunity, to be based on the values and vision that informed TheABCs of Human Survival.

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