Strength Through Peace: How Demilitarization Led to Peace and Happiness in Costa Rica, and What the Rest of the World Can Learn from a Tiny, T

ISBN-13: 9780199924974 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 272 str.

Judith Eve Lipton; David P. Barash

Opis

Costa Rica is the only fully demilitarized, completely independent country in the world. Through good luck, good leadership, and good decisions, Costa Rica has become arguably the sanest and most progressive country on earth. This book examines how and why Costa Rica is safe and independent without any military at all, and what the rest of us can learn from its success.

Recenzje

Most people think war is ineradicable, because it's part of human nature, but they're wrong. In Strength Through Peace, Lipton and Barash argue that Costa Rica, which abolished its army in 1948, offers hope that the US and other nations can kick the habit of militarism. I hope lots of people read this fascinating, uplifting book, because the first step toward ending war is to believe we can do it."

O autorze

David P. Barash is an evolutionary biologist, Professor of Psychology emeritus at the University of Washington, and author of more than 200 technical research articles, and 39 books. He is also a long-time peace activist and was named by a right-wing organization as one of the 64 most dangerous professors in the US. Judith Eve Lipton is a psychiatrist who practiced psychopharmacology and psychosomatic medicine for 30 years. She learned sociobiology from David Barash, and they went on to maximize their fitness by investing in 4 children and 7 grandchildren, so far, not to mention co-authoring 8 books, about war, sex, and human nature. She is passionate about animals, peace, and the prevention of nuclear war.