The History of the Culture of War
What is culture and how does it evolve?
Warfare in prehistory and its usefulness
The culture of war in prehistory
Data from prehistory before the Neolithic
Enemy images: culture or biology
War and the culture of war at the dawn of history
--Ancient Mesopotamia
--Ancient Egypt
--Ancient China
--Ancient Greece and Rome
--Ancient Crete
--Ancient Indus civilizations
--Ancient Hebrew civilization
--Ancient Central American civilization
Warfare and the origin of the State
Religion and the origin of the State
A summary of the culture of war at the dawn of history
The internal culture of war: a taboo topic
The evolution of the culture of war over the past 5,000 years: its increasing monopolization by the state
--1.Armies and armaments
--2.External conquest and exploitation: Colonialism and Neocolonialism
--3.The internal culture of war and economies based on exploitation of workers and the environment
--4.Prisons and penal systems
--5.The military-industrial complex
--6.The drugs-for-guns trade
--7.Authoritarian control
--8.Control of information
--9.Identification of an "enemy"
--10.Education for the culture of war
--11.Male domination
--12.Religion and the culture of war
--13.The arts and the culture of war
--14.Nationalism
--15.Racism
Summary of the history of the culture of war
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World Peace through the Town Hall
Introduction
1) The difference between "peace" and "culture of
peace" and a brief history of the culture of war
2) The role of the individual in culture of war and
culture of peace
3) Why the state cannot create a culture
of peace
4) The important role of civil society in creating a culture of peace
--Peace and disarmament movements
--Ecology movement
--Movements for human rights
--Democracy movements
--Women's movement
--International understanding, tolerance and solidarity
--Movements for free flow of information
--The strengths and weaknesses of civil society
5) The basic and essential role of local government
in culture of peace
--Sustainable development
--Human rights
--Democratic participation
--Women's equality
--Solidarity
--Transparency and the free flow of information
--Education for a culture of peace
--Security and public safety
--Some ongoing initiatives
6) Assessing progress toward a culture of peace at the local level
--Culture of peace measurement at the level of the state
7) Going global: networking of city culture of
peace commissions
8) The future transition of the United Nations from
control by states to popular control through local governmental representatives
9) What would a culture of peace be like?
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