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<p><P>David A. Hamburg&#151;doctor, teacher, hostage negotiator, presidential advisor, and more&#151;has seen a lot in his 77 years and has a message for the 21st century&#58; An ounce of prevention is worth many pounds of cure when it comes to deadly international conflict. To explore how the model of preventive medicine may be practically applied to political violence, Hamburg created the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. This book is the capstone of the Commission's extensive efforts and covers situations as widely ranging as World War II's Holocaust, terrorist attacks in the U. S., and the War in Iraq.</p> <h3>Booknews</h3> <p>In 1994, Hamburg (president emeritus, Carnegie Corporation) and former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance established the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. This work highlights some of the recommendations of the Commission's report along side further observations by Hamburg. Recommendations include the encouragement of market democracies and the active involvement of international bodies such as the United Nations and the World Bank. Recognizing that massive economic inequality is a major motor for conflict, he offers little

Author

David A Hamburg, 1925-2019

Publisher

The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780742516748

Subjects

History, Political Science, Humanities