Peace and conflict studies

Author(s)

• Barash, David P.
• Webel, Charles

Bibliographic Information

Peace and conflict studies

David P. Barash, Charles P. Webel

Sage Publications, c2002

• : cloth

Note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book comprehensively introduces students to the relatively young interdisciplinary field of peace and conflict studies. A hallmark of the book is the effort it makes to encourage independent and critical thinking among student readers.

Table of Contents

I. THE PROMISE OF PEACE, THE PROBLEM OF WAR 1. The Meanings of Peace 2. Peace Movements 3. The Meanings of War 4. The Special Significance of Nuclear Weapons II. THE REASONS FOR WARS 5. The Individual Level 6. The Group Level 7. The State Level 8. The Decision-Making Level 9. The Ideological, Social, and Economic Levels III. BUILDING "NEGATIVE PEACE" 10. Diplomacy, Negotiations, and Conflict Resolution 11. Peace Through Strength? 12. Disarmament and Arms Control 13. International Organizations 14. International Law 15. World Government 16. Ethical and Religious Perspectives IV. BUILDING "POSITIVE PEACE" 17. Human Rights 18. Ecological Wholeness 19. Economic Well-Being 20. Nonviolence 21. Toward the Future

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Details

• NCID: BA58403447
• ISBN:
  • 0761925074
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Thousand Oaks
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 571 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JZ5538
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Peace
  • LCSH : War
  • LCSH : Arms control
  • LCSH : Conflict management