β Barash, David P
π Library
π
2002
π Thousand Oaks ; London : Sage Publications
π English
Digitized at Georgetown University Law Library
β¦ LIBER β¦
π
Peace and Conflict Studies
β Scribed by David P. Barash, Charles P. Webel
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 1265
- Edition
- 5
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Peace and Conflict Studies sets the standard for an accessible introduction, a comprehensive exploration, and analysis of 21st-century world events β including updated coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Middle East, the Social Justice movements within the US, and Global Climate Change. The text examines current conflicts, explores the important aspects of positive peace, individual violence, nationalism, and terrorism, provides numerous visual aids, questions for further study, and suggested readings, and furnishes a comprehensive range of material to enlighten and enrich future discussion and encourage further academic pursuit. With a broad and authoritative scope, this introductory text chronicles a plethora of important global topics from pre-history to the present.
β¦ Table of Contents
Half Title
Publisher Note
Title Page
Copyright Page
β’ Brief Contents β’
β’ Detailed Contents β’
Preface
Part I The Promise of Peace, the Problems of War
1 The Meanings of Peace
2 Peace Studies, Peace Education, and Peace Research
3 The Meaning of War
4 Terrorism and Counterterrorism: A War Without End?
5 Nuclear Weapons
Part II The Causes of Wars
6 The Individual Level
7 The Group Level
8 The State Level
9 The Decision-Making Level
10 The Ideological, Social, and Economic Levels
Part III Building βNegative Peaceβ
11 Peace Movements
12 Diplomacy, Negotiations, and Conflict Resolution
13 Disarmament and Arms Control
14 International Cooperation
15 Peace Through Strength?
16 International Law
17 Ethical and religious perspectives
Part IV Building βPositive Peaceβ
18 Human Rights
19 Environmental Well-Being
20 The Climate Crisis
21 Economic Well-Being
22 Democracy
23 National Reconciliation
24 Nonviolence
25 The Coronavirus Pandemic: Catastrophe, Wake-Up Call, or Both?
26 The Personal and the Political
β’ Index β’
β’ About the Authors β’
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