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The ABCs of Human Survival: A Paradigm for Global Citizenship

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The ABCs of Human Survival: A Paradigm for Global Citizenship
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Publisher: UBC Press
ISBN/ASIN: 1897425686
ISBN-13: 9781897425688
Number of pages: 280

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The ABCs of Human Survival examines the effect of militant nationalism and the lawlessness of powerful states on the well-being of individuals and local communities?and the essential role of global citizenship within that dynamic. Based on the analysis of world events, Dr. Arthur Clark presents militant nationalism as a pathological pattern of thinking that threatens our security, while emphasizing effective democracy and international law as indispensable frameworks for human protection.

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