The ABCs of Human Survival: A Paradigm for Global Citizenship

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The ABCs of Human Survival: A Paradigm for Global Citizenship

Author(s): Arthur Clark (Author)

  • Publisher: Athabasca University Press
  • Publication Date: 1 April 2010
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 288 pages
  • ISBN-10: 1897425686
  • ISBN-13: 9781897425688

Book Description

The 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.

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Book Description

Based on the analysis of world events, The ABCs of HumanSurvival presents militant nationalism as a pathological patternof thinking that threatens our security, while emphasizing effectivedemocracy and international law as indispensable frameworks for humanprotection.

From the Author

Dr. Arthur Clark is a Professor of Neuropathology and Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary, and an active staff neuropathologist at the Foothills Hospital in Calgary. He carries lifelong experience with militant nationalist culture, having come of age during the Vietnam War and serving two years as Captain in the United States Army Medical Corps. In 1995, in honour of his late wife, he established the Dr. Irma M. Parhad Programmes at the University of Calgary, which focus on ways to improve worldwide health and well-being within the framework of international law. He is also currently involved in a project to establish a Calgary Centre for Global Community, to be based on the values and vision that informed The ABCs of Human Survival.

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