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GSS is World Beyond War's effort to describe an alternative security system – one in which peace is pursued by peaceful means – to replace the present war system. It describes the "hardware" of creating a peace system, and the "software" – the values and concepts – necessary to operate a peace system and the means to spread these globally. Key sections include:
* Why is an Alternative Global Security System both Desirable and Necessary?
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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...and It's All Small Stuff is an audiobook that tells you how to keep from letting the little things in life drive you crazy. In thoughtful and insightful language, author Richard Carlson reveals ways to calm down in the midst of your incredibly hurried, stress-filled life. You can learn to put things into perspective by making the small daily changes Dr. Carlson suggests, including advice such as "Choose your battles wisely";...
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Colombia se enfrenta a una serie de retos y desafíos de distintas naturalezas. Entre ellos, las cuestiones relativas a la seguridad en un escenario interno transformado.
Este libro presenta puntos de vista concernientes a las dinámicas sobre el terrorismo, los mercados de la violencia, las acciones de las Fuerzas Militares y operadores de seguridad, la mutación del crimen, las zonas periféricas del país y el control estatal en el caso del Pacífico,...
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Violence begets violence - so believes the majority of people around the world who have stood up in protest against war. Stop the Next War Now is a reflective look and call to action to end violence, by acclaimed peace activists, experts, and visionaries, including Eve Ensler, Barbara Lee, Arianna Huffington, Janeane Garafalo, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Hong Kingston, and many more. The book shares expert insight on the issues and powers-that-be that encourage...
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The phrase, "A Jewish state in the Land of Israel" plucks at the deepest heartstrings of every yearning Jew. For generations, since the destruction of the Temple and the exile to the diaspora, we have believed and hoped, prayed and dreamed about the ingathering of the exiles and our return to living in our Land standing tall, asking God to "break the yoke of the nations from over our necks and lead us to our land standing tall." The ultimate goal...
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Teniendo en cuenta el contexto en el que se ha encontrado inmersa la sociedad colombiana: más de sesenta años de violencias de diversa índole que dejaron profundas huellas en la cultura, en las formas como actuamos en la cotidianidad, en las relaciones de convivencia, en las maneras como dirimimos los conflictos, en las condiciones como nos relacionamos con la naturaleza, este libro aborda la educación para la paz no solo como una forma de encarar...
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Soldiers of Peace, by West Point graduate and Iraq War veteran Paul K. Chappell, is the sixth book in his seven-book Road to Peace series. The titles in this important series can be read in any order. All are about waging peace, ending war, the art of living, and what it means to be human. In a world where so many "solutions" deal with surface symptoms rather than the root causes of our problems, Chappell's books provide real guidance we can follow...
9) Building Peace, Creating Conflict?: Conflictual Dimensions of Local and International Peacebuilding
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One of the most significant challenges facing the international community today is how to stabilize and rebuild societies emerging from civil wars, and this book, which includes both theoretical discussions and empirical applications, considers the various factors of peacebuilding. As it addresses several pertinent academic debates-relating to international interventions and local ownership, international and local conceptions of gender equality,...
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La Cátedra Universitaria para la Cultura de Paz-que fue creada por la comunidad académica del Centro Universitario de Tonalá el 11 de octubre del 2019 con el objetivo de transformar la cultura hacia una visión de paz-, ha entendido muy bien a lo largo de estos primeros años de vida, que dicha transformación no se logrará sin realizar esfuerzos conjuntos por visibilizar los problemas que algunos filósofos, sociólogos y antropólogos nos han...
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War Made Easy cuts through the dense web of spin to probe and scrutinize the key "perception management" techniques that have played huge roles in the promotion of American wars in recent decades. This guide to disinformation analyzes American military adventures past and present to reveal striking similarities in the efforts of various administrations to justify, and retain, public support for war. War Made Easy is essential reading. It documents...
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Este libro describe y analiza los contextos históricos y políticos en que se suscitaron el conflicto armado y los diálogos y procesos de paz que los gobiernos y las guerrillas colombianas establecieron durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX y comienzos del XXI; relata la manera en que los actores del conflicto buscaron posicionar, legitimar y validar sus concepciones, posturas y determinaciones frente a la confrontación armada y frente a sus maneras...
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El objetivo trazado para el libro Voces subjetivas diversas: reflexiones polifónicas para la construcción de una cultura de paz es realizar un aporte a la construcción de conocimiento sobre el protagonismo de las voces diversas en el desarrollo de salidas pacíficas a los conflictos. Se presentan algunos de los entramados producidos por las doce voces de género y políticas, convocadas en el Proyecto Colciencias 1106-740-54599, en experiencias...
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If you think world peace is a naive concept, Paul K. Chappell's very existence will give you pause. It's not enough to say that Chappell – a WestPoint graduate and Iraq War veteran – is a soldier turned peace leader. Experiencing a traumatic upbringing and growing up mixed race in Alabama, he's a young man forged by violence, rage, and racism into a living weapon for peace. By unlocking the mysteries of human nature, he shows how the muscles of...
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This book presents a critical review of the performance of UN Peacekeeping with its changing scope from traditional peacekeeping to peacemaking and peace building. In this context while taking the of case studies of UN peace building operations in Rwanda, Mozambique, East Timor and Sierra Leone, he has critically examined the achievements and challenges before the UN peacekeepers in performing their responsibilities in civil war like conditions. This...
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What are the origins and solutions of Africa's civil conflicts? Putting straight answers to this question, the origins of Africa's civil conflicts are the very corrupt politicians who think that members of the civil society are at their mercy and can do nothing to stop their lootings and unfairness. They buy houses overseas to send their children there to study, including transferring money into foreign bank accounts, leaving their people to perish,...
17) Army of None
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Uniformed U.S. Army Officers lunch with students in elementary school cafeterias. Army training programs including rifle and pistol instruction replace physical education in middle schools. Like never before, military recruiters are entering the halls of U.S. schools with unchecked access in an attempt to bolster a military in crisis. However, even as these destructive efforts to militarize youth accelerate, so do the creative and powerful efforts...
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Los procesos de reconciliación en el escenario de la rehabilitación posbélica en Colombia y la posibilidad de la construcción de paz territorial emergen de los aprendizajes colectivos junto a las prácticas de resistencia y defensa de los territorios.
Esta obra es un homenaje a las resistencias, luchas y aprendizajes colectivos como estrategias ejemplares que superan los acuerdos con los actores del conflicto interno del siglo XX en Colombia....
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Summary, Analysis & Review of The Arbinger Institute's The Anatomy of Peace by Instaread Preview: The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict, Second Edition, is an expanded version, including additional appendices, of a successful 2006 publication by the Arbinger Institute. The book, which uses fictional characters to illustrate its points, details strategies for defusing political, personal, and business conflicts. It argues that conflict...
20) The Search for a Nonviolent Future: A Promise for Peace for Ourselves, Our Families, and Our World
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Beginning with the achievements of Mahatma Gandhi, and following the legacy of nonviolence through the struggles against Nazism in Europe, racism in America, oppression in China and Latin America, and ethnic conflicts in Africa and Bosnia, Michael Nagler unveils a hidden history. Nonviolence, he proposes, has proven its power against arms and social injustice wherever it has been correctly understood and applied. Nagler's approach is not only historical...
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