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The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought (Laurier Studies in Political Philosophy)
Toivo Koivukoski
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Paperback. Editor(s): Koivukoski, Toivo; Tabachnick, David Edward. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 520.
The essays in The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought address the contribution that political theories of modern political philosophers have made to our understandings of peace. The discipline of peace research has reached a critical impasse, where the ideas of both ""realist peace"" and ""democratic peace"" are challenged by contemporary world events. Can we stand by while dictators violate the human rights of citizens? Can we impose a democratic peace through the projection of war? By looking back at the great works of political philosophy, this collection hopes to revive peace as an active question for political philosophy ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781771121217
SKU
V9781771121217
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99-15
About Toivo Koivukoski
Toivo Koivukoski is an associate professor of political science at Nipissing University. His books include After the Last Man: Excurses to the Limits of the Technological System (2008) and The New Barbarism and the Modern West: Recognizing an Ethic of Difference (2014). David Edward Tabachnick is a professor of political science at Nipissing University. His research focuses on linking ... Read more
Reviews for The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought (Laurier Studies in Political Philosophy)
"This is a strong and integrated collection of insightful, informative essays, offering a critical account of philosophical reflections on the nature and conditions of peace from early modernity to the present. The authors skilfully trace the principal themes, theoretical divergences, and abiding problems in modern notions of peace, in relation to justice, rights, and freedom."
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