This pioneering examination of the nuclear threat, written for both the interested general reader and the student of war and peace issues, blends broad philosophical/theoretical themes and themes in the peace and conflict literature with the results of the authors' extensive survey research in the United States and Europe. While never losing sight of the threat of a nuclear holocaust, authors Lisl Goodman and Lee Ann Hoff argue that it is possible to turn the tide of aggression and destruction and, in the process, create an utterly different human society. They challenge the myth of innate aggression which sees war as inevitable; present a critical examination of the psychodynamic, sociocultural, and political-economic factors which have led to current inaction in the face of the nuclear threat; and investigate the link between the insecurities of life in the nuclear age and the increasing rate of youth suicide, apathy, disengagement, and the general devaluation of life without a secure future.
Divided into three parts, the book begins by analyzing how we got to where we are today. The authors show that clinging to the outdated notion that aggression and violence are inevitable responses to human conflict has led to an abdication of individual responsibility and placed the fate of the planet in the hands of very few individuals. This abdication has led to feelings of powerlessness and desensitization as well as to a denial of the nuclear threat, a syndrome the authors label omnicidal. In Part Two, the authors present findings from several studies conducted in North America and Europe which reveal the pervasiveness of fear, denial, a fatalistic world view, and omnicidal personality patterns. The final section presents social change strategies that can be adopted at the individual, family, and sociopolitical levels to promote peace. The authors place particular emphasis on the pivotal role of childrearing and education patterns that emphasize cooperative behavior and critical thinking about global issues.

Omnicide: The Nuclear Dilemma

History

Goodman, Lisl Marburg

Hoff, Lee A.

Military

Praeger

Death and the Creative Life: Conversations With Prominent Artists and Scientists (Springer Series on Death and Suicide)

Self-Help

Creativity

Springer Pub. Co

Death and the creative life: Conversations with prominent artists and scientists (The Springer series on death and suicide)

Philip Larsen is a movie celebrity consumed by an obsession he cannot divulge to anyone.  His desire to uncover the secrets of his past brings him to psychotherapist Marion Orswig and together they start a journey, both through dreams and reality, which leads them from New York back to World War II Germany, Mengele's laboratory in Auschwitz, then to contemporary Vermont, and finally to an ancient manor house in Wales. The flashbacks to the horrors of World War II have a different twist than most books of the era, as they are seen through the eyes of Larsen, grandson of an I.G. Farben industrialist (running slave labor camps at Auschwitz), as well as family members involved in Von Staufenberg's famous putch against Hitler.  Starting at the onset of the Gulf War, with descriptions of Saddam Hussein and the atmosphere in Baghdad, as witnessed by a New York Times correspondent, Light At The End of the Tunnel is especially relevant for our time.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Carriage House Pr

Death and the Creative Life Conversations with Prominent Artists and Scientists The Springer Series on Death and Suicide

Death and the Creative Life: Conversations With Prominent Artists and Scientists (The Springer Series on Death and Suicide, 4)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Springer

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