War - Opposing Viewpoints 3375545 172423822 2007-11-19T04:10:24Z LaszloWalrus 307063 /* Contents */ {{namespace|title=War: Opposing Viewpoints}} '''''War: Opposing Viewpoints''''' is a book, in the [[Opposing Viewpoints Series]], presenting selections of contrasting viewpoints on four central questions about [[war]]: what causes war; when war is justified; how war should be conducted; and, how war can be prevented? It was edited by [[Louise I. Gerdes]]. It was published by [[Greenhaven Press]] ([[Farmington Hills]]) in [[2005]] as a 239-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-2591-5) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-2592-3). ==Contents== {| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse: collapse;" |- style="background: #dcdcdc;" !Chapter !Viewpoint !Author !Notes |- | Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? | | | |- | Introduction | | | |- | rowspan=8 | '''Chapter 1: What Causes War?''' | 1. Religious Conflicts Cause War | [[Daniel C. Tosteson]] | Reprint of "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3671/is_200307/ai_n9299417 Unhealthy beliefs: Religion and the Plague of War]," ''[[Dædalus]]'', Summer 2003. |- || 2. Religious Conflicts Do Not Cause War | [[Vincent Carroll]] | Reprint of "[http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-carroll092601.shtml It's Not About Religion]," ''[[National Review]]'', [[September 26]] [[2001]]. |- || 3. Globalization Promotes War | [[Steven Staples]] | Reprint of "[http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Globalization/Globalization_Militarism.html The Relationship Between Globalization and Militarism]," ''[[Social Justice magazine|Social Justice]]'', Vol. 27, winter 2000. |- || 4. Globalization Does Not Promote War | [[Daniel T. Griswold]] | Reprint of "[http://www.cato.org/research/articles/griswold-040215.html The Best Way to Grow Future Democracies]," ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', [[February 15]] [[2004]]. |- || 5. Capitalism Leads to War | [[Green Party of Great Britain]] | From "War or Peace: A Stark Choice for the Direction of the Global Economy," ''[[Green Party Budget Briefing]]'', 2004. |- || 6. Capitalism Does Not Lead to War | [[Andrew Bernstein]] | Reprint of "[http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:XL019PAkVHIJ:vietpage.com/archive_news/politics/2003/Apr/5/0076.html+%22Of+War+and+Peace%22+%22Andrew+Bernstein%22&hl=en Of War and Peace: Does the Nobel Panel Understand the Cause of War?]," ''[[Washington Times]]'', [[October 16]] [[2002]]. |- || 7. Pacifism Escalates War | [[Alex Epstein]] | Reprint of a "[http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?JServSessionIdr012=urf6m2zpd5.app5a&page=NewsArticle&id=7458 Peacenik Warmongers]," the [[Ayn Rand Institute]], [[December 9]] [[2002]]. |- || 8. Warlike Societies Perpetuate War | [[Barbara Ehrenreich]] | Reprint of "[http://www.progressive.org/node/1263 The Roots of War]," ''[[The Progressive]]'', April 2003. |- | rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 2: When Is War Justified?''' | 1. War Is Sometimes Justified to Maintain Peace and Promote Freedom | [[George Weigel]] | From "[http://www.commentarymagazine.com/Summaries/V116I1P52-1.htm The Morality of War]," ''[[Commentary (magazine)|Commentary]]'', Vol. 116, July/August 2003. |- || 2. War Does Not Maintain Peace or Promote Freedom | [[Wendell Berry]] | Reprint of "[http://www.commondreams.org/views01/1207-01.htm The Failure of War]," ''[[YES! Magazine]]'', Winter 2001/2002. |- || 3. Preemptive War Is Sometimes Justified | [[Michael J. Glennon]] | Reprint of "[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/000/810hjeup.asp Preempting Terrorism: The Case for Anticipatory Self-defense]," ''[[Weekly Standard]]'', Volume 7, Issue 19, [[January 28]] [[2002]]. |- || 4. Preemptive War Cannot Be Justified | [[Charles W. Kegley Jr.]] and [[Gregory A. Raymond]] | Reprint of "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2696_131/ai_101497540 Preemptive War: A Prelude to Global Peril?]," ''[[USA Today Magazine]]'', May, 2003. |- || 5. The War on Terror Is Justified | [[Institute for American Values]] | Excerpt from "[http://www.americanvalues.org/html/wwff.html What Were Fighting For: A Letter From America]," February 2002. |- || 6. The War on Terror is Not Justified | [[Tim Wise]] | Reprint of "[http://www.zmag.org/wisenaive.htm Who's Being Naïve? War-Time Realism Through the Looking Glass]" in ''[[Z Magazine]]'', [[October 28]] [[2001]]. |- | rowspan=8 | '''Chapter 3: How Should War Be Conducted?''' | 1. Detainees in the War on Terror Should Be Treated as Prisoners of War | [[Bruce Shapiro]] | Reprint of "[http://ssl.thenation.com/doc/20020225/shapiro POWs in Legal Limbo]", ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'', [[February 25]] [[2002]]. |- || 2. Detainees in the War on Terror Should Not Be Treated as Prisoners of War | [[Ronald D. Rotunda]] | Reprint of "[http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-rotunda012902.shtml No POWs]," ''[[National Review]]'', [[January 29]] [[2002]]. |- || 3. Civilians Should Not Be Targeted to Spare Combatants | [[Brain Carnell]] | Reprint of "[http://brian.carnell.com/archives/years/2002/04/000061.html Is It Okay to Intentionally Kill Civilians?]," [[April 29]] [[2002]]. |- || 4. Civilians Should Sometimes Be Targeted to Spare Combatants | [[Onkar Ghate]] | Reprint of "[http://www.aynrand.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6418 Innocents in War?]," [[Ayn Rand Institute]], [[January 9]] [[2002]]. |- || 5. The United States Should Uphold Strict International Laws of War | [[Michael Byers]] | Reprint of "[http://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n04/byer01_.html The Laws of War, US-Style]," ''[[London Review of Books]]'', Vol. 25, [[20 February]] [[2003]]. |- || 6. The United States Should Reject Strict International Laws of War | [[David B. Rivkin]] and [[Lee A. Casey]] | Reprint of "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2751/is_73/ai_109220701 Leashing the Dogs of War]," ''[[The National Interest]]'', Fall 2003. |- || 7. The United States Should Join the International Criminal Court to Pursue War Crimes | [[Jonathan F. Fanton]] | Reprint of "[http://www.hrw.org/editorials/2002/icc0412.htm U.S. the Loser by Opposing World Court]," ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', [[April 12]] [[2002]]. |- || 8. The United States Should Not Join the International Criminal Court to Pursue War Crimes | [[Ruth Wedgwood]] | From "The International Criminal Court: Reviewing the Case—Ruth Wedgwood Defends U.S. Skepticism," ''[[Berlin Journal]]'', Fall 2002. |- | rowspan=6 | '''Chapter 4: How Can War Be Prevented?''' | 1. War Can Be Prevented | [[Dane Spencer]] | Reprint of "[http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2002/05/00_spencer_myth-peace.htm The Myth of Peace]," [[Nuclear Age Peace Foundation]], [[6 May]] [[2002]]. |- || 2. War Cannot Be Prevented | [[Victor David Hanson]] | Reprint of "[http://www.victorhanson.com/articles/hanson050602.html War Will Be War; No Matter the Era, No Matter the Weapons, the Same Old Hell]," ''[[National Review]]'', vol. 54, [[May 6]] [[2002]]. |- || 3. Fostering Democracy Worldwide Will Prevent War | [[R.J. Rummel]] | Excerpt from ''[[Saving Lives, Enriching Life]]: Freedom as a Right And a Moral Good'' [http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NOTE15.HTM], [[January 17]] [[2001]]. |- || 4. Peaceful Intervention Can Prevent War | [[Friends Committee on National Legislation]] | Excerpt from "[http://www.fcnl.org/ppdc/ Peaceful Prevention of Deadly Conflict]." |- || 5. Promoting Individual Liberty and Free Trade Will Avoid War | [[Richard M. Ebeling]] | Reprint of "[http://www.mises.org/story/915 Can Free Trade Really Prevent War?]," delivered as part of a panel devoted to "The Warfare State," during the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]]'s Austrian Scholars Conference 8, [[March 15]]-16, 2002 in [[Auburn, Alabama]]. |- || 6. Letting Wars Run Their Course Leads to Lasting Peace | [[Edward N. Luttwak]] | From "[http://www.foreignaffairs.org/19990701faessay990/edward-n-luttwak/give-war-a-chance.html Give War a Chance]," ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'', vol. 78, July/August 1999. |- | For Further Discussion | | | |- | Organizations to Contact | | | |- | Bibliography of Books | | | |- | Index | | | |- |} [[Category:2005 books]] [[Category:Books in the Opposing Viewpoints series]] [[Category:Anti-war books]] {{nonfiction-book-stub}}