Uprooting War
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archerships* Uprooting War
20/09/2001
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/90uw/
Professor Brian Martin's online text examining the limitations of past anti-war efforts, as well as new strategies for the future. From the introduction: "This book is based on the assumption that action to end war must come from individuals, small groups and local communities, in short from the grassroots. Grassroots action against war has a long and inspiring history of protests, campaigns and initiatives. Unfortunately, most of this activity has had little impact on military races because it has relied on influencing elites, which is the least promising avenue for such efforts. Moreover, many antiwar actions have been symbolic protests with little connection with a long-term strategy to end war. And the protests are mainly against symptoms of the problem, such as nuclear weapons, rather than directly tackling the roots of modern war."
20/09/2001
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/90uw/
Professor Brian Martin's online text examining the limitations of past anti-war efforts, as well as new strategies for the future. From the introduction: "This book is based on the assumption that action to end war must come from individuals, small groups and local communities, in short from the grassroots. Grassroots action against war has a long and inspiring history of protests, campaigns and initiatives. Unfortunately, most of this activity has had little impact on military races because it has relied on influencing elites, which is the least promising avenue for such efforts. Moreover, many antiwar actions have been symbolic protests with little connection with a long-term strategy to end war. And the protests are mainly against symptoms of the problem, such as nuclear weapons, rather than directly tackling the roots of modern war."
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Date: 2002-10-15 07:49 pm (UTC)I not the pacifist type myself, as you can see.
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Date: 2002-10-15 08:36 pm (UTC)