UNESCO Yearbook on Peace and Conflict Studies 1987 - by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Hardcover)

About the Book

This the nineth edition of the Unesco Yearbook focuses on the effects of the arms race. The first section, a product of research undertaken at the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway (PRIO), examines the impact of armaments on areas of special concern to Unesco: education, science and technology, and culture and communication. The second section deals with the effects of the arms race, the arms trade, and technology transfer in developing countries, where armaments are proliferating at a higher rate than in industrially advanced countries. The third section examines the impact of the arms race on national reconstruction in developing countries. The fourth section analyzes the stance the United Nations has taken toward disarmament since its creation, from the concept of general and complete disarmament to a comprehensive program of step-by-step disarmament. Finally, as in previous yearbooks, the final section is a brief summary of Unesco activities in the fields of peace and disarmament and regional developments around the world.

Book Synopsis

This the nineth edition of the Unesco Yearbook focuses on the effects of the arms race. The first section, a product of research undertaken at the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway (PRIO), examines the impact of armaments on areas of special concern to Unesco: education, science and technology, and culture and communication. The second section deals with the effects of the arms race, the arms trade, and technology transfer in developing countries, where armaments are proliferating at a higher rate than in industrially advanced countries. The third section examines the impact of the arms race on national reconstruction in developing countries. The fourth section analyzes the stance the United Nations has taken toward disarmament since its creation, from the concept of general and complete disarmament to a comprehensive program of step-by-step disarmament. Finally, as in previous yearbooks, the final section is a brief summary of Unesco activities in the fields of peace and disarmament and regional developments around the world.

Review Quotes

?Four main topic areas are covered by scholars from North America, Europe, and Africa: (1) the consequences of arms races for education, science, technology, culture, and communication; (2) the reasons for arms races, trade, and technological development in the Third World; (3) the impact of arms races on national development in the Third World; and (4) historical summaries of disarmament negotiations and UNESCO's role in this area. The second and third topics have been treated widely in recent years, especially in publications of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, but the selections here provide summaries of recent trends and important critical insights. The first topic constitutes a fascinating exploration. . . . The implications of vast research and development money going to the military at times of global educational and technological crises represent important and neglected policy considerations. They are given careful, databased analysis in much of the book, which speaks well for the mission of institutions such as UNESCO. The ninth in a series of conflict and peace studies, this collection is intended as a resource for teachers and researchers.?-Choice

"Four main topic areas are covered by scholars from North America, Europe, and Africa: (1) the consequences of arms races for education, science, technology, culture, and communication; (2) the reasons for arms races, trade, and technological development in the Third World; (3) the impact of arms races on national development in the Third World; and (4) historical summaries of disarmament negotiations and UNESCO's role in this area. The second and third topics have been treated widely in recent years, especially in publications of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, but the selections here provide summaries of recent trends and important critical insights. The first topic constitutes a fascinating exploration. . . . The implications of vast research and development money going to the military at times of global educational and technological crises represent important and neglected policy considerations. They are given careful, databased analysis in much of the book, which speaks well for the mission of institutions such as UNESCO. The ninth in a series of conflict and peace studies, this collection is intended as a resource for teachers and researchers."-Choice