Screen LibraryGlobalization and human security
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Rowman & Littlefield Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Globalization |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 252 p.: ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780742556522 (cloth : alk. paper) 0742556522 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780742556539 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0742556530 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780742566538 (electronic) 0742566536 (electronic) |
| Index Number: | D815 |
| CLC: | D815.5 |
| Call Number: | D815.5/B335 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-228) and index. Globalizing national security : envisioning security beyond the nation-state -- The alchemy of peace : elementary studies on humans and security -- "Black Hawk down" : the limits of intervention -- A global web of risk : complex crises in a globally networked world -- Human rights and human security : pragmatic perspectives on human rights -- Averting nuclear Armageddon : reality checks and nuclear balances -- Roadmaps and roadblocks : securing humanity in the twenty-first century. "This concise text presents an introduction to the concept of human security. Questioning the utility of traditional national-security frameworks in the post-Cold War era, Paul Battersby and Joseph Siracusa argue that we must urgently reconsider the principle of state sovereignty in a global world where threats to humanity are beyond the capacity of any one nation to address through unilateral action." "The authors highlight circumstances, actors, and influences beyond the traditional focus on state security, especially the role of international organizations and nongovernmental organization |