University of Toronto Press Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want: An Introduction to Human Security

Product Description Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want is a brief introduction to human security, conflict, and development. The book analyzes such key human security issues as climate change, crimes against humanity, humanitarian intervention, international law, poverty, terrorism, and transnational crime, among others. The authors encourage readers to critically assess emerging threats while evaluating potential mechanisms of deterrence such as conflict resolution, economic development, diplomacy, peacekeeping, international law, and restorative justice. Concise yet comprehensive, Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want is an ideal text for human security courses. Review [...] a unique, valuable, up-to-date work that belongs in most academic libraries, and that could also serve as a textbook for an introductory undergraduate course in human security. - CHOICE About the Author Robert J. Hanlon is Assistant Professor of International Relations and Asian Politics at Thompson Rivers University, as well as Associate Faculty Member in the School of Humanitarian Studies at Royal Roads University. Kenneth Christie is Professor in the School of Humanitarian Studies and Head of the Human Security and Peacebuilding program at Royal Roads University.