books by David Cortright
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David Cortright
Gandhi and Beyond: Nonviolence for an Age of Terrorism
David Cortright
Paradigm Publishers
, 2006
Very enjoyable and helpful reading on nonviolence
I had two misgivings about this book before I began to read it. Both of my misgivings turned out to be unfounded. The first one was that since I have read my fair share of nonviolence books I feared that it would all be repetition. Cortright starts the book with ...
Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War
David Cortright
Haymarket Books
, 2005
Behind the Walls
Timely new edition of pioneering 1975 study of GI resistance during the Vietnam war. Most younger Americans know about the anti-war movement from first-hand film accounts of the massive marches and sit-ins. Yet far fewer know the extent of resistance within the armed ...
Political Gain and Civilian Pain: Humanitarian Impacts of Economic Sanctions
Thomas G. Cortright, David Lopez, George A. Minear, Larry Weiss
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
, 1997
The use of sanctions is increasing in the post-Cold War world. Along with this increase, the international community must ask itself whether sanctions "work," in the sense that they incite citizens to change or overthrow an offending government, and whether sanctions are really less damaging than the alternative of war. Here for the first time, ...
Uniting Against Terror: Cooperative Nonmilitary Responses to the Global Terrorist Threat
The MIT Press
, 2007
As terrorist attacks continue around the world, from London and Madrid to Afghanistan and Iraq, questions multiply about the effectiveness of current antiterrorist strategies. America's reliance on military approaches and the Bush administration's avowal of a constant state of war have overshadowed nonmilitary, multilateral efforts, and there has ...
Economic Sanctions
David Cortright
Westview Press
, 1995
The Price of Peace
David Cortright
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
, 1997
In this provocative study, policy-savvy scholars examine a wide range of cases--from North Korea to South Africa to El Salvador and Bosnia--to demonstrate the power of incentives to deter nuclear proliferation, prevent armed conflict, defend civil and human rights, and rebuild war-torn societies. The book addresses the moral hazard of incentives, ...
Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas
Cambridge University Press, 2008
There is now way to peace, peace is the way!
If you care about your family, friends, community, city, state, country and most importantly, our world, read this book. If you've ever worried about the direction our country has taken, especially the violent, militaristic route since 9/11, you will find viable ...
Smart Sanctions: Targeting Economic Statecraft
David Cortright
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
, 2002
Smart Sanctions explores the emerging concept of targeted sanctions and provides a comprehensive framework for new sanctions strategies for the 21st century. It includes essays by experts and analysts from the United Nations community, the European Union, the United States Government, and the academic community. Visit our website for sample ...
A Peaceful Superpower: The Movement Against War In Iraq
David Cortright
Fourth Freedom Forum Inc
, 2004
An intimate portrayal of the Iraq antiwar movement
On February 15, 2003,in hundreds of cities across the world an estimated ten million people demonstrated against war on Iraq, for the first time conferring "superpower" status on the antiwar movement. Author David Cortright, cofounder of the popular Win Without War ...
Peace Politics.: An article from: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
David Cortright
Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc.
, 1994
This digital document is an article from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc. on March 1, 1994. The length of the article is 1014 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital ...
The Fighting Arts
David Cortright
PublishAmerica
, 2007
Great book
This is a great book on martial arts. It won't actually teach you a martial art - it's more general knowledge and some general information on self defense, but definitely worth reading.
Left Face: Soldier Unions and Resistance Movements in Modern Armies (Contributions in Military Studies)
David Cortright,
Max Watts
Greenwood Press
, 1991
Searing Analysis
A searing analysis of what the factors are that bring about dissent and organizing within the military. An unusual work, but highly readable. A serious attempt to study the phenomena of progressive dissent within the militaries of several nations in the mid to late ...
Economic Conscription (National Security Reprint #101)
David B. Cortright
Center for National Security Studies
, 1975
Concerns the all-volunteer military in the United States.
Deny them their victory: a religious response to terrorism.(Brief Article): An article from: Sojourners
David Cortright
Sojourners
, 2001
This digital document is an article from Sojourners, published by Sojourners on November 1, 2001. The length of the article is 694 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any ...
A RUSH TO FAILURE.(Brief Article): An article from: Sojourners
David Cortright
Sojourners
, 2000
This digital document is an article from Sojourners, published by Sojourners on May 1, 2000. The length of the article is 780 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web ...
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