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Article: Peace Movements And Pacifism After September 11.(Book review)
- Article from:
- New Zealand International Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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PEACE MOVEMENTS AND PACIFISM AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 Editors: Shin Chiba and Thomas J. Schoenbaum Published by: Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, 2008, 232pp, 59.95 [pounds sterling].
This book addresses some fundamental questions about peace and pacifism after the events of 11 September 2001. These questions include the interpretation of the importance of 11 September in history, the emergence and spread of terrorism on a global scale, the nature and meaning of terms like counter-terrorist wars and state terrorism.
The book is divided into three parts. Part I (chapters 1-4) is a critical investigation of peace and war after 11 September. Part ...