Canada and the new American empire : war and anti-war / / edited by George Melnyk

• Pubblicazione: Calgary, Alberta : , : University of Calgary Press, , [2004]; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 253 pages) : digital file(s)
• Disciplina: 327.71073
• Soggetto topico: Iraq War, 2003-2011; War; Peace
• Soggetto geografico: Canada Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Canada
• Persona (resp. second.): MelnykGeorge
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction. From War to Peace / George Melnyk -- Thinking: Canada's Involvement in American Wars -- The U.S. or the UN: A Choice for Canada / Douglas Roche -- Canadian Mass Media and the Middle East / Tareq Y. Ismael and Jacqueline S. Ismael -- The John Wayne Fallacy: How Logic Helps Us Lose Our Faith in Violence / Trudy Govier -- The Humanitarian Dimension of U.S.- Iraq Relations / Colleen Beaumier and Joyce Patel -- The War on Iraq, the Bush Doctrine and Canada's Future / Jim Harding -- Acting: Peace Activism and the Global Anti-War Movement -- Finding My Voice for Peace / David Swann -- Faithful Counterpoint to War / Bill Phipps -- Peace Activism: A Canadian's Involvement in the Iraq Conflict / Donn Lovett -- Iraq, International Law and Responsible Citizenship in the Twenty-first Century / Arthur Clark -- Drumbeating for War? Media versus Peace and Democracy / Robert Hackett -- On Being Trapped in the Paradigm of Endless War: A Peace Option for Canada / George Melnyk -- Observing: International Perspectives on Canada's Role in the New Empire -- Squandered Responsibility: Canada and the Disarming of Iraq / Scott Ritter -- Doggone Diplomacy? The Iraq War, North American Bilateralism and Beyond / Imtiaz Hussein -- The Moral Superiority Complex in the United States Poses a Moral Dilemma for Canada / Satya R. Pattnayak -- Afterword -- Canada's Defence and Foreign Policy Independence: Is This Our Last Chance? / Mel Hurtg -- Notes on contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Noted academics, politicians and activists examine Canada's decision not to support the recent US invasion and occupation of Iraq. Each contributor opposes the U.S. action and discusses how Canada's non-involvement might affect the future of Canadian-American relations. Included in this collection are never before published essays from high-profile contributors such as: Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector; Douglas Roche, Liberal senator; and Rev. William Phipps, former moderator of the United Church of Canada.
• Altri titoli varianti: War and anti-war
• Titolo autorizzato: Canada and the new American empire
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910141755103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II