Peace studies and conflict resolution

In this compelling collection of oral histories, more than seventy-five peacemakers describe how they say no to war-making in the strongest way possible--by engaging in civil disobedience and paying the consequences in jail or prison.

There have been many heroes and victims in the battle to abolish the death penalty, and Marie Deans fits into both of those categories.

Gershon Baskin's memoir of thirty-eight years of intensive pursuit of peace begins with a childhood on Long Island and a bar mitzvah trip to Israel with his family.

In this compelling collection of oral histories, more than seventy-five peacemakers describe how they say no to war-making in the strongest way possible--by engaging in civil disobedience and paying the consequences in jail or prison.

A provocative approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict-one state for two peoples-that is sure to touch nerves on all sidesThe Israeli-Palestinian war has been called the world's most intractable conflict.

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In Grano e Non Zizzania si potrà vedere che, nonostante i progressi della scienza e della tecnologia, e nonostante tutte le esperienze riportate, l'umanità si sta muovendo verso la ripetizione di vecchi errori.

There have been many heroes and victims in the battle to abolish the death penalty, and Marie Deans fits into both of those categories.

To see if nonviolence could be taught, in 1982 Colman McCarthy became a volunteer teacher at one of the poorest high schools in Washington, DC.

Gershon Baskin's memoir of thirty-eight years of intensive pursuit of peace begins with a childhood on Long Island and a bar mitzvah trip to Israel with his family.

In the past quarter century our world has hosted ninety-nine wars, twenty-nine of these are ongoing.

This book focuses on the 2001-2002 crisis that brought India and Pakistan to the brink of war.

This volume makes a challenging critique of the idea of Cosmopolis - that is, the idea of world or 'global' government.

How peace has been made and maintained, experienced and imagined is not only a matter of historical interest, but also of pressing concern.

Many books have been written about war, but few have focused on how wars can be brought to an end.

Since the end of the Cold War a significant number of peace agreements have been signed, many of them in bloody intra-state conflicts that were previously thought beyond resolution.

Peace processes are mostly very fragile.

Preventing violent conflicts and establishing comprehensive lasting peace in some of the world s most turbulent regions has become the new global imperative.

Although it was characterized by simmering international tensions, the early Cold War also witnessed dramatic instances of reconciliation between states, as former antagonists rebuilt political, economic, and cultural ties in the wake of the Second World War.

My country, the Republic of Paraguay, a nation that was born big, was strong, independent and prosperous, which aroused the envy of neighboring nations, which allied themselves to make war.

As Pessoas, nascemos em um mundo, manchados desde o começo com sangue.

Wars often spring out of nowhere with little warning.

The Israeli Palestinian conflict has resulted in the longest-standing refugee crisis in the world today.

Proven techniques for resolving workplace conflicts After years of seeing clients struggling and their businesses suffering with destructive conflicts, Diane Katz developed The Working Circle, a step-by-step process that helps everyone in business resolve conflict in a non-confrontational, creative, collaborative way.

Proven techniques for resolving workplace conflicts After years of seeing clients struggling and their businesses suffering with destructive conflicts, Diane Katz developed The Working Circle, a step-by-step process that helps everyone in business resolve conflict in a non-confrontational, creative, collaborative way.

Gender and Peacebuilding offers a comprehensive and up to date analysis of how and why gender matters in contemporary peace operations.

As peace operations become the primary mechanism of conflict management used by the UN and regional organizations, understanding their problems and potential is essential for a more secure world.

Conflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable.

Robert Baden-Powell was Britain's first celebrity.

After Terror presents sustained reflections by some of the world's most celebrated thinkers on the most pressing question of our time: how can we find ways to defuse the ticking bombs of terrorism and excessive interventions against it?

This anthology examines the role of Loyalism in the American Revolution, building on the pioneering work of historian Robert M.

This is the compelling story of a former Jesuit who traveled to Ireland in order to better understand the IRA, its widespread support among Irish Catholics, and the country's continuing civil unrest.