{"product_id":"the-costs-of-war-richard-falk-9780415955096","title":"The Costs of War: International Law, the Un, and World Order After Iraq","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Costs of War, \u003c\/em\u003eRichard Falk brings together some of his recent essays, published and unpublished, examining the impact that the Iraq War has had and will have on international law, human rights, and democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new introduction provides an overview as well as a sense of the current context and reflects on the internal prospects for Iraq and on the logic of an early US military and political withdrawal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving been revised and updated to take account of the march of events, the essays are organized into the following sections: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 1 addresses the effects of the American invasion and occupation of Iraq on the current dimensions of world order\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart 2 provides a normative inquiry into the larger intentions and consequences of the Iraq War\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePart 3 considers the more fundamental implications of the Iraq War, especially on our understanding of war as an instrument for the solution of conflict.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFalk demonstrates the dysfunctionality of war in relation to either anti-terrorism or the pursuit of a global security system based on military dominance; the historical potential of a realistic Gandhiism as a positive alternative in the setting of global policy in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Costs of War \u003c\/em\u003ewill be of interest to students and scholars of political science, media studies, and politics and international relations in general.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Falk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415955092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415955096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 8.36w x 0.44d","brand":"Richard Falk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48112901587199,"sku":"9780415955096","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7b922fd-094f-43bf-a47b-59bbfee77353.jpg?v=1769611710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-costs-of-war-richard-falk-9780415955096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}