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Professor Robert Hinde and
Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat's latest book.
ISBN 0-7453-2191-7 Pluto Press
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Text from back cover
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Never before have so many people worried about the effects of military conflict. At a time when terrorism is opening the way for new forms of warfare worldwide, this book provides a much-needed account of the real dangers we face, and argues that the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and of war are attainable and necessary goals. Written by Nobel Peace prizewinner and former nuclear physicist Joseph Rotblat, and biologist/ psychologist Robert Hinde, War No More provides expert insight into the nature of modern warfare - including 'weapons of mass destruction'. Examining the key factors that are believed to contribute to conflict, they explain how best to approach a peaceful future. If war is ever to be eliminated, Hinde and Rotblat argue that we must address key issues such as the gap between rich and poor; we must have fully effective arms controls; and above all we must have better education. The authors emphasize that the United Nations - as well as non-governmental organisations, religious groups, and grassroots movements - have important parts to play. Joseph Rotblat is a nuclear physicist who was involved in the creation of the first atom bomb. He left the project during the war, when it became clear that Germany was not building its own bomb. Since then he has dedicated his life to campaigning against nuclear weapons. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995 jointly with Pugwash Conferences, the organisation he helped to found. The Pugwash Conferences bring together, from around the world, influential scholars and public figures concerned with reducing the danger of armed conflict and seeking co-operative solutions for global problems. He is the author of 24 books. Robert Hinde was an RAF pilot in WW2 and is now a professor at Cambridge University. He has written extensively on the causes of wars. He has lectured in Europe, the Americas and South Africa, has held the Hitchcock Professorship at the University of California, Berkeley, and is an honorary Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences. |
Review of the book by Joan Horrocks
(a Vice-President of CND)
One of the most important and timely books on eliminating conflict in the nuclear age has just been written by Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former nuclear physicist, and Professor Robert Hinde, biologist and psychologist at Cambridge University, who has written extensively on the causes of war. In its 228 pages this book, entitled 'War No More', provides a much-needed account of the real dangers the world faces and argues that the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and eventually the outlawing of war itself are attainable and necessary goals if humankind and this planet are to survive.
In a foreword, Robert S. McNamara highly commends the book to individuals everywhere, saying ' ... it is not good enough to leave these issues to politicians. Politicians are in reality servants of the people, not their masters ... This book should by read not just by policy-makers but by citizens of every country in the world ...'
No war has a simple cause, and the book identifies some of the multiple factors and many levels of complexity that interact to precipitate a state of war, from the personalities of leaders to the political system itself. From the 5-page introduction, through the fifteen chapters and an epilogue, the book totally holds one’s interest, and is eminently readable. It should be on the bookshelf of everyone who values peace and the future of humanity. Buy it for yourself, buy an extra copy for a friend, and make sure your local library stocks it.