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Nonviolent Response to Terrorism

""Readable, informed, and well-documented ... invaluable ... highly recommended""--Choice. Terrorism, which by definition targets civilians, is unacceptable, but a violent response to violence usually causes more violence. This book outlines some of the best thinking about nonviolent methods of resisting terrorism in the growing fields of international aid and nonviolent interposition. The first section covers immediate nonviolent response to terrorism such as international negotiations, UN and citizen sanctions and the International Criminal Court. The second section, on long-term non-violent
eBook, English, 2012
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, Jefferson, 2012
1 online resource (253 pages)
9780786427123, 0786427124
1045558608
Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms, Definitions; Introduction; Part I. Immediate Nonviolent Response; One: Smart Sanctions; Two: Mediation; Three: Law; Four: Nonviolent Resistance; Part II. Long-Term Nonviolent Response; Five: Halt Arms Trade and Militarism; Six: Build Sustainable Just Economies; Seven: Education and Media; Eight: Refugee Repatriation and Support of Indigenous Struggles; Nine: Conclusions; Appendix: Three Essays; Bel Canto Forgiveness Narrative: Terror and the Philosophy of Conflict Resolution; Plato, Socrates and Love Combat Terrorism
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