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Book SynopsisThe ABCs of Human Survival examines the effect of militantnationalism and the lawlessness of powerful states on the well-being ofindividuals, local communities, and global citizenship. Based on theanalysis of world events, Dr. Arthur Clark presents militantnationalism as a pathological pattern of thinking that threatens oursecurity, while emphasizing effective democracy and international lawas indispensable frameworks for human protection.
Within the contexts of history, sociology, philosophy, andspirituality, The ABCs of Human Survival calls into questionthe assumptions of consumer culture and offers, as an alternative,strategies to improve overall well-being through the important choiceswe make as individuals.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction and Overview
The pathology of nationalism
Choosing the future
The necessity of democracy and law
The personal is political
War is a disease: The case of Vietnam
The practice of medicine and the practice of citizenship
A personal journey
About this book
Principles of global community and global citizenship: Asynopsis
CHAPTER ONE: Choosing the Future
Where are we going?
Where do we want to go?
The practice of medicine and the practice of global citizenship
Pathogenesis: Why are we so self-destructive?
Pathogenesis: Nationalism and warfare
Democracy and international law
The rabbi’s son from Krakow
Choosing the future: Summary
CHAPTER TWO: Axioms
First Axiom: The map is not the territory
Second Axiom: The map changes the territory
Third Axiom: We choose our maps
Fourth Axiom: Good, bad, evil, important, and unimportant are in theeye of the beholder
Fifth Axiom: Political leaders are not competent to determine thevalue of a human life
CHAPTER THREE: Paradigm Shift
Who are we?
Pathology of the old paradigm
The new paradigm and human options
CHAPTER FOUR: Principles of Global Community
Principle 1
Principle 2
Principle 3
Principle 4
Principle 5
Principle 6
Principle 7
Principle 8
Principle 9
Principle 10
Principle 11
Principle 12
Principle 13
Principle 14
Principle 15
Principle 16
Principle 17
Principle 18
Principle 19
Principle 20
CHAPTER FIVE: The Case of Iraq
Saddam Hussein and the U.S. government before and after August1990
The U.S. invasion of Panama, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, andthe 1991 Gulf War
Communication, scholars, the media, and propaganda for war
Economic sanctions and weapons of mass destruction
The U.S.-UK invasion of Iraq, March 2003
Democracy, the occupation, and the ongoing violence in Iraq
Terrorism and the destruction of Iraq
Responsibility for the destruction of Iraq
A way forward
Conclusion
CHAPTER SIX: Principles of Global Citizenship
Principle 21
Principle 22
Principle 23
Principle 24
Principle 25
Principle 26
Principle 27
Principle 28
Principle 29
Principle 30
Winds of change
The power of one
Civil disobedience
CHAPTER SEVEN: Practicing Citizenship
The global citizen as hero for our time
Awareness
Imagination and knowledge
A 35 percent solution and the game of global citizenship
The basic building block of democracy
The Parkhill Pulse
The city as microcosm of the global community
A Calgary Centre for Global Community
The genius of citizenship
Chapter Eight: Prognosis
Your choice
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