Putting peace into practice evaluating policy on local and global levels

This book examines the role and limits of policies in shaping attitudes and actions toward war, violence, and peace. Authors examine militaristic language and metaphor, effects of media violence on children, humanitarian intervention, sanctions, peacemaking, sex offender treatment programs, national...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Potter, Nancy Nyquist, 1954- editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York, New York : Rodopi [2004]
Colección:Value inquiry book series ; Volume 164.
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Sumario:This book examines the role and limits of policies in shaping attitudes and actions toward war, violence, and peace. Authors examine militaristic language and metaphor, effects of media violence on children, humanitarian intervention, sanctions, peacemaking, sex offender treatment programs, nationalism, cosmopolitanism, community, and political forgiveness to identify problem policies and develop better ones.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (214 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and index.
ISBN:9789004458772