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02924aam a2200421 i 4500 001 B9C8E772C6D111E8B1BC915097128E48 003 SILO 005 20181003010030 008 180823s2018 oru b 000 0 eng d 010 $a 2018303571 020 $a 9781532632488 020 $a 1532632487 020 $a 1532632460 020 $a 9781532632464 035 $a (OCoLC)1027193278 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d JET $d OCLCF $d WIO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 050 00 $a U22 T76 2018 100 1 $a Trzyna, Thomas N., $d 1946- $e author. 245 10 $a Cain's Crime : $b The Proliferation of Weapons and the Targeting of Civilians in Contemporary War / $c Thomas Trzyna. 264 1 $a Eugene, Oregon : $b Cascade Books, $c [2018] 300 $a 122 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-122). 505 00 $t Conclusion: Cain's crime. $t A tragedy of the commons -- $t Unwinnable wars -- $t Dragon's teeth -- $t Economic imbalance and the weapons trade -- $t Just War? The failure of international treaties -- $t Targeting civilians -- $t Our better angels? -- $t Conclusion: Cain's crime. 520 $a Democracy requires a commitment to dialogue and deliberation, as well as a commitment to seek peaceful solutions. Is democracy possible in states that earn significant portions of their revenue from the manufacture and sales of arms, that give weapons away in huge numbers, and that turn quickly to violence in the face of difficulties? The proliferation of weapons is nearly as great a tragedy of the commons as global warming, and the evidence indicates that civilians are increasingly being targeted in wars. How large is the problem of war today? Given that the members of the UN Security Council are among the chief manufacturers of weapons, are there any useful mechanisms in place for limiting wars or the supply of deadly weapons? Is it time, in view of the callousness with which non-combatants are killed, to re-examine our basic reasons for valuing human life? Cain's Crime re-introduces an ethical theory popular at the dawn of the twentieth century and examines the extent of violence in the contemporary world, from neo-colonial wars, civil wars, freedom movements, and ethnic conflicts to the oldest war of all, the systematic and continuing murder of women in cultures where they are valued less than men. 600 10 $a Popper-Lynkeus, Josef, $d 1838-1921. 600 17 $a Popper-Lynkeus, Josef, $d 1838-1921. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00121897 650 0 $a War $x Moral and ethical aspects. 650 0 $a War $x Christianity. $x Christianity. 650 0 $a Arms race. 650 0 $a Arms control. 650 0 $a Combatants and noncombatants (International law) 650 0 $a Just war doctrine. 650 0 $a Democracy. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190103014849.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B9C8E772C6D111E8B1BC915097128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search