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The new page / Federico Mayor ; with the collaboration of Tom Forstenzer ; foreword by Ilya Prigogine
Bib ID 2048397
Format BookBook
Author
Mayor, Federico
 
Description Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Paris, France : Dartmouth ; UNESCO Pub., c1995 
xvi, 98 p. ; 25 cm. 
ISBN 1855216523 (Dartmouth Pub.)  9231029495 (UNESCO Pub.) 
Summary

The notion of a 'new page' first occurred to me in 1988 as the first agreements on nuclear non-proliferation and on a genuine reduction in tactical and strategic missiles came within reach. Changes in the world, notably rapid transformation in the then Soviet Union, began to indicate that we were coming to the end of the civilization of war that had dominated the lives of all who have lived through the middle decades of the century. The 'new page' which we are turning in this book is one of a culture of peace, based on a culture of democracy. It is a transition fraught with all the dangers of moving into the unknown without much guidance from our personal or collective memories. If this transition can be successful, we will at long last have the possiblity of changing radically our economic, social and political perceptions and entering a new renaissance of hope and creativity in our lifetimes.

Full contents
  • Foreword / Ilya Prigogine
  • 1. Culture of War and Culture of Peace
  • 2. Individuals or Persons
  • 3. E Pericoloso Sporgersi!: Leaning and Learning
  • 4. Democracy
  • 5. The Democratic Dynamics of Culture and the Culture of Democracy
  • 6. The Price of Peace
  • 7. Changing Perspectives
  • 8. No Business as Usual!
 
Notes

Includes index.

Subjects Peace.  |  Democracy.
Other authors/contributors Forstenzer, Thomas R

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