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At the Point of a Gun
by David Rieff · Simon & Schuster · tapa blanda · 288 pages
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Pages: 288 pagesAuthor: David RieffPublisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: tapa blandaLanguage: enRelease date: 4/8/2006ISBN: ISBN 9780743287074
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Synopsis of At the Point of a Gun
En esta oportuna colección de ensayos, el veterano periodista David Rieff ofrece un retrato crudo de las intervenciones militares occidentales llevadas a cabo en nombre de los derechos humanos y la democratización. A través de su experiencia directa en zonas de conflicto como los Balcanes, África y Oriente Medio, Rieff cuestiona si la democracia puede realmente imponerse mediante la fuerza de las armas y analiza las consecuencias de los ambiciosos planes de los responsables políticos. El autor reevalúa sus propios juicios previos sobre el uso del poder militar para resolver crisis humanitarias, planteando preguntas críticas sobre la soberanía nacional y el papel de las Naciones Unidas. Es una obra esencial para comprender los desafíos éticos y prácticos a los que se enfrenta la comunidad internacional en la era de la 'democracia de cañonera'.
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David Rieff
David Rieff is an American nonfiction writer and policy analyst. His books have focused on issues of immigration, international conflict, and humanitarianism.
Born in 1952Since 201549 titles published11 writing
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