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World politics of peace and war, geopolitics in another key : geography and civilization, Johan Galtung

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World politics of peace and war, geopolitics in another key : geography and civilization, Johan Galtung
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
World politics of peace and war
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
902801933
Responsibility statement
Johan Galtung
Series statement
The Hampton Press communication series
Sub title
geopolitics in another key : geography and civilization
Summary
This book is about the role of geography and civilization in past, present, and future world politics, developed in the mid-1980s geographically the world had been badly served by a division into three parts: 'free' meaning capitalist, socialist, and the poor "Third World"; East, West, and South. Left out was a Fourth World in the Southeast, with China, Japan, and other countries taking the world by surprise, first the Japanese miracle, then China. There is more to come. Civilizationally the Northwest is Catholic-Protestant-secular; the Northeast Orthodox-secular, Muslim, and Hindu; the Southeast Daoist and Buddhist. Civilizations leave strong imprints on the worlds and their relations. One of them, Western civilization (but also Islam) sees itself with the right and duty to impost itself on others, even eliminating them. Based on this analysis and diagnosis, the book offers a view into the future, a prognosis, and proposals for strategy away from war, toward peace.--, Provided by publisher
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