Climate Wars : What People Will Be Killed For in the 21st Century


Harald. Welzer
Bok Engelsk 2015 · Electronic books.
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Camiller, Patrick (Contributor)
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2015.
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1 online resource (233 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 A SHIP IN THE DESERT: THE PAST AND FUTURE OF VIOLENCE; 2 CLIMATE CONFLICTS; 3 GLOBAL WARMING AND SOCIAL CATASTROPHES; 4 A BRIEF SURVEY OF CLIMATE CHANGE; 5 KILLING YESTERDAY; 6 KILLING TODAY: ECOCIDE; 7 KILLING TOMORROW: NEVER-ENDING WARS, ETHNIC CLEANSING, TERRORISM, SHIFTING BOUNDARIES; 8 CHANGED REALITIES; 9 THE REVIVAL OF OLD CONFLICTS: FAITHS, CLASSES, RESOURCES AND THE EROSION OF DEMOCRACY; 10 MORE VIOLENCE; 11 WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE DONE - 1; 12 WHAT CAN AND CANNOT BE DONE - 2; Notes; Index. - Struggles over drinking water, new outbreaks of mass violence, ethnic cleansing, civil wars in the earth's poorest countries, endless flows of refugees: these are the new conflicts and forces shaping the world of the 21st century. They no longer hinge on ideological rivalries between great powers but rather on issues of class, religion and resources. The genocides of the last century have taught us how quickly social problems can spill over into radical and deadly solutions. Rich countries are already developing strategies to garner resources and keep 'climate refugees' at bay. In this major
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9780745651453

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