PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: First Geneva Convention, Total War, Paris Peace Conference, 1919
31 Aug 2016
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Provides a clear statement of your own definition of peace. Explain (in detail) how your definition fits into the ideas of peace talk about lecture/tutorial (analyze) Reflect on how you came to this definition (influences) Outline thoughts on how to advance /promote peace as you define. Must make connections to course materials, but no outside research required. Not interested in mass organizations / now revolutionary. Reform-minded / often tied to religious belief. Preserve the social/economic order of the day. Facilitate the accumulation of wealth (war=bad for business) Agreed that sometimes required the use of force (defensive) More involvement of women, linked to anti-slavery. More often pacifist/opposed to state"s right to go to war. Never gained widespread support, either from: masses, governments/political leaders. Until mid 1800s, efforts to regulate warfare were temporary and local. Creation of the international committee for the relief of the wounded (now the red cross)
