Tag: Peace

Free Download Conor Cruise O’Brien, Christopher Hitchens, "First in Peace: How George Washington Set the Course for America"
English | 2009 | pages: 184 | ISBN: 0306816199 | EPUB | 0,2 mb
Just before he died after a long and distinguished international career as a politician, commentator, and author, Conor Cruise O’Brien completed a study of George Washington’s presidency. Cruise O’Brien has been described as "a man who so persistently asks the right questions" (The Economist), and in this, his last book, he explores the question of how early America’s future was determined.

Free Download War, Peace, and Power: Diplomatic History of Europe, 1500-2000 by Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, The Great Courses
English | 2013 | ISBN: B00DTO5ZX6 | Format: MP3 / Bitrate: 128 Kbps / 18 hours and 41 minutes | 1021 Mb
For much of the past five centuries, the history of the European continent has been a history of chaos, its civilization thrown into turmoil by ferocious wars or bitter religious conflicts – sometimes in combination – that have made and remade borders, created and eliminated entire nations, and left a legacy that is still influencing our world.
This 36-lecture series from an award-winning teacher and honored scholar pursues an explanation for this chaos that goes beyond the obvious ones of political ambition, religious intolerance, the pursuit of state power, or the fear of another state’s aspirations. In pursuing that explanation, Professor Liulevicius offers everyone interested in the "why" of history a remarkable look into the evolution of the European continent and the modern state system. His provocative lectures allow us to peer through the revealing lens of statecraft to show us its impact on war, peace, and power and how that impact may well be felt in the future.
As you learn to examine key points on history’s diplomatic timeline in the context of attempting to establish – successfully and not – a lasting idea of order in the European world, you’ll begin to grasp the key Professor Liulevicius offers to understanding the dynamics of international politics. And you’ll see how such key concepts as the balance of power, power itself, sovereignty, and "reason of state" – the raison d’état first enunciated by France’s powerful Cardinal Richelieu – fit into those dynamics.

Free Download The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope: 1945-1953 (Audiobook)
English | October 19, 2010 | ASIN: B0047T2OK4 | M4B@128 kbps | 15h 11m | 848 MB
Author: Robert Dallek | Narrator: Jonathan Davis
In a striking reinterpretation of the postwar years, Robert Dallek examines what drove the leaders of the most powerful and populous nations around the globe – Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Mao, de Gaulle, and Truman – to rely on traditional power politics despite the catastrophic violence their nations had endured. The decisions of these men, for better and often for worse, had profound consequences for decades to come, influencing relations and conflicts with China, Korea, in the Middle East, and around the globe.
The Lost Peace is a penetrating look at the misjudgments that caused enormous strife and suffering during this critical period, from the closing months of World War II through the early years of the Cold War. From Hitler’s killing program to Stalin’s paranoia to Truman’s decision to build hydrogen bombs, the men who led the world at this time executed astonishingly unwise actions that propelled the nuclear arms race and extended the Cold War. Dallek has written a cautionary tale that considers what might have been done differently to avoid the difficulties that strong and weak nations around the globe encountered in the mid-twentieth century.

Free Download Richard Sakwa (Author), Stewart Crank (Narrator), "The Lost Peace: How the West Failed to Prevent a Second Cold War"
English | ASIN: B0CNKZY524 | 2023 | M4B@128 kbps | ~14:08:00 | 810 MB
The end of the Cold War was an opportunity-our inability to seize it has led to today’s renewed era of great power competition
1989 heralded a unique prospect for an enduring global peace, as harsh ideological divisions and conflicts began to be resolved. Now, three decades on, that peace has been lost. With war in Ukraine and increasing tensions between China, Russia, and the West, great power politics once again dominates the world stage. But could it have been different?

Free Download Alan Dershowitz (Author, Narrator), "The Case for Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can Be Resolved"
English | ASIN: B000BKHEVC | 2005 | MP3@64 kbps | ~06:21:00 | 181 MB
New York Times best-selling author Alan Dershowitz presents a persuasive roadmap for achieving a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine. As he did in his widely acclaimed work The Case for Israel, the renowned defender of civil liberties offers compelling, and sometimes controversial, solutions for ending this bloody, divisive conflict.
Dershowitz maintains that, following the death of Yassar Arafat and the democratic election of Mahmoud Abbas, the time is ripe to let go of old assumptions and embrace new solutions. The challenge, too, is not only to achieve peace, but to do it without further loss of life in the region.

Free Download Pier Luigi Tucci, "The Temple of Peace in Rome 2 Volume Set"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 110717421X | PDF | pages: 1140 | 95.0 mb
In this magisterial two-volume book, Pier Luigi Tucci offers a comprehensive examination of one of the key complexes of Ancient Rome, the Temple of Peace. Based on archival research and an architectural survey, his research sheds new light on the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque transformations of the basilica, and the later restorations of the complex. Volume 1 focuses on the foundation of the complex under Vespasian until its restoration under Septimius Severus and challenges the accepted views about the ancient building. Volume 2 begins with the remodelling of the library hall and the construction of the rotunda complex, and examines the dedication of the Christian Basilica of SS Cosmas and Damian. Of interest to scholars in a range of topics, The Temple of Peace in Rome crosses the boundaries between classics, archaeology, history of architecture, and art history, through Late Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the early modern period.

Free Download Sophie Haspeslagh, "Proscribing peace: How listing armed groups as terrorists hurts negotiations "
English | ISBN: 1526157594 | 2021 | 240 pages | PDF | 20 MB
Proscribing peace offers a systematic examination of the impact of proscription on peace negotiations. With rare access to actors during the Colombian negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia People’s Army (FARC), Sophie Haspeslagh shows how proscription makes negotiations harder and more prolonged.

Free Download Peace Is This Moment: Mindful Reflections for Daily Practice by Thich Nhat Hanh
English | December 19th, 2023 | ISBN: 1952692601 | 380 pages | True EPUB | 1.26 MB
365 page-a-day reflections to encourage concentration, insight, and mindful engagement with the world around us-from the Zen Buddhist teacher "who taught the world mindfulness" (TIME).

Free Download Dr. Sudhir S Bloeria, "India – Pakistan Peace Process and J&K"
English | ISBN: 9386457970 | 2019 | 444 pages | EPUB | 561 KB
The relations between India and Pakistan have been strained right from the partition days and Jammu and Kashmir has always been the focus point of any discussion between the two countries. Many efforts have been made to normalise the relations, however, no tangible results have been forthcoming.Some hopes were seen during the tenure of Sheikh Abdullah as Chief Minister, however, the events took a downward turn after his death in 1982. The situation in J&K deteriorated and militancy took its roots across the state in a big way. Good governance is an integral part of any effective government. However, in a conflict situation and disturbed environment, where the lives and interests of ordinary people are under pressure, the issue of a functioning government becomes even more crucial. This is exactly where the governance system failed the people of the state when the trouble started. By the beginning of 1990, the administration in Srinagar and some other towns of the Valley had almost collapsed. Jammu and Kashmir has been struggling with the scourge of terrorism for three decades now. This has caused untold miseries to the people of the state; with thousands losing life and many more getting hurt. The turmoil has also resulted in huge losses to public and private properties.This book attempts a panoramic overview of the peace process, in different stages and phases over the past seven decades, between India and Pakistan from 1947 onwards; with special reference to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The author, having been involved in many of these processes very closely, has covered these details in most authentic and unbiased manner.

Free Download Baogang Guo, "China’s Quiet Rise: Peace Through Integration "
English | ISBN: 0739146467 | 2011 | 192 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Despite China’s desire to make its rapid ascendance in the 21st century as non provocative as possible, the key to ensure China’s peaceful rise lies in two-way integration and engagement. A closely integrated China with the rest of the world and China’s acceptance of existing international norms and rules may compel China to behave in a more predictable and responsive way. This co-edited book examines China’s rising military capacity and the complex feelings its neighbors, such as Taiwan, South Korea and India, have toward the increasingly powerful China. The focus of this book is on the efforts made by China to brand her non-aggressive image through promoting public diplomacy and expanding regional free trade and cooperation in Asia and Latin America. It uses the cross-Taiwan-strait relations as a testing ground for the prospect of peace between the two former adversaries.