Palace of CrystalCurrent affairs and peace politics: the dangers of charismatic leaders to democracy and the peace of the world, and how peace might be achieved for the longer term. |
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... Chapter Two The Changing face of War ............................ 17 Chapter Three Stony Ground ......................................... .. 29 Chapter Four The Scourge of War ..........
... Chapter Two The Changing face of War ............................ 17 Chapter Three Stony Ground ......................................... .. 29 Chapter Four The Scourge of War ..........
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... Chapter Twenty Five Prospects ........................................... 242 INDEX ... chapter that deals with terrorism and how it might best be dealt with. Next is Mary Holmes, who understood precisely what I was getting at even in ...
... Chapter Twenty Five Prospects ........................................... 242 INDEX ... chapter that deals with terrorism and how it might best be dealt with. Next is Mary Holmes, who understood precisely what I was getting at even in ...
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Harry Davis. Part. I. CONSEQUENCES. CHAPTER 1 BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. Jeannette Rankin 'If you want peace, prepare for war.' This famous advice, often attributed convincingly enough ...
Harry Davis. Part. I. CONSEQUENCES. CHAPTER 1 BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. Jeannette Rankin 'If you want peace, prepare for war.' This famous advice, often attributed convincingly enough ...
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... chapters, modern leaders of democracies have much more power than their 18th century counterparts: there has been in operation a tendency towards centralisation of power that is in tune with our need for a hero to worship, though quite ...
... chapters, modern leaders of democracies have much more power than their 18th century counterparts: there has been in operation a tendency towards centralisation of power that is in tune with our need for a hero to worship, though quite ...
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