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Reason Enough to Hope
America and the World of the Twenty-First Century
by Philip Morrison ; Kosta Tsipis
ISBN: 026213344X
ISBN-13: 9780262133449
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Mit Pr
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.25 x 10 inches
Weight: 1.15 pounds
Pages: 210
Publisher's Notes
In this "blue-sky" effort to rethink humanity's basic challenges, Philip Morrison and Kosta Tsipis -- both eminent scientists with deep expertise in arms control issues -- sketch the broad outlines for a global approach to the problems of security and development. Their goal is to set priorities for feasible action, and their focus is threefold: war and particularly the continuing dangers of nuclear weapons, population and the promotion of increased levels of human well-being, and the threat of environmental degradation. Although their topics are global, the authors focus on the actions of the United States. In their discussion of nuclear options, for example, they argue that reducing American military expenditures can be a catalyst for lowering the world's nuclear risk, establishing a policy of "common security" in response to conventional war, and freeing resources that will allow substantial steps toward "common development". In their discussion of human needs, the authors emphasize the fact that the rate of annual growth in the world's population peaked between 1967 and 1970 and has declined steadily ever since; we can therefore now project what the near steady-state level might be. This topping off of population growth should give us a new baseline from which to address both development and environmental issues.
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REASON ENOUGH TO HOPE, AMERICA AND THE WORLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Morrison, Philip & Kosta Tsipis
Cambrdge MA: MIT Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Binding is clean, sound and unworn as is the DJ. The contents are almost as new. Fine / Fine . c. 1998. Hardcover. Index. A few graphs. Black cloth, bright metallic-blue letterng . HISTORY. In this "blue-sky" effort to rethink humanity's basic challenges, the authors sketch the broad outlines for a global approach to the problems of security and deveopment with a threefold focus: war and the continuing dangers of nuclear weapons; population and the promotion of increased levels of human well-being; and the threat of environmental degradation . ; 9-1/4" Tall; 210 pages . ( more information)
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Reason Enough to Hope America and the World of the Twenty-first Century
Morrison, Philip (Kosta Tsipis)
Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press Fine+/Fine. 1998. 1st Edition Size=6.5"x9" Hard Cover w/Dust Jacket 210pgs(Index) DJ very lightly rubbed, o.w. clean, very tight & bright. No ink names, tears, chips, foxing etc. Book Like New. ISBN 026213344X Keywords: Arms Control, Nuclear Arms, National Security, World Peace, University Press. ( more information)
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REASON ENOUGH TO HOPE: America and the World of the Twenty-First Century
Morrison, Philip; Tsipis, Kosta
Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: MIT Press, 1998. In this "blue-sky" effort to rethink humanity's basic challenges, Philip Morrison and Kosta Tsipis--both eminent scientists with deep expertise in arms control issues--sketch the broad outlines for a global approach to the problems of security and development. Their goal is to set priorities for feasible action, and their focus is threefold: war, and particularly the continuing dangers of nuclear weapons; population, and the promotion of increased levels of human well-being; and the threat of environmental degradation. Although their topics are global, the authors focus on the actions of the United States. In their discussion of nuclear options, for example, they argue that reducing American military expenditures can be a catalyst for lowering the world's nuclear risk, establishing a policy of "common security" in response to conventional war, and freeing resources that will alow substantial steps toward "common development." In their discussion of human needs, the authors emphasize the fact that the rate of annual growth in the world's population peaked between 1967 and 1970 and has declined steadily ever since; we can therefore now project what the near steady-state level might be. This topping off of population growth should give us a new baseline from which to address both development and environmental issues. New, unread copy in black cloth, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.. ISBN: 026213344X. First Edition. Original Cloth. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL NONPROLIFERATION SECURITY INTERNATIONAL WORLD POLITICS POLITICAL SCIENCE HISTORY THEORY. ( more information)
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