Peace and Conflict Studies
SAGE Publications Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4522-0295-2 (ISBN)
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Peace and Conflict Studies Third Edition, sets the standard for an accessible introduction and comprehensive exploration of this vital subject. The authors share their vast knowledge and analysis of 21st-century world events.
Including new chapters on research methods and democracy, as well as timely topics such as: nuclear proliferation; models of conflict analysis, outcomes, and solutions; the Non-Proliferation Treaty; the rise of the BRICs countries; and much more. With an broad and authoritative scope, this introductory text chronicles a plethora of important global topics from pre-history to the present.
Key Features
- Includes updated chapters and examines current conflicts, including the latest developments in Iran and North Korea
- Explores the important aspects of positive peace, individual violence, nationalism, and terrorism
- Provides numerous visual aids, questions for further study, and suggested readings
- Furnishes a comprehensive range of material to enlighten and enrich future discussion and encourage further academic pursuit
David P. Barash (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is a professor of psychology emeritus at the University of Washington. His studies span animal behavior, evolution, and social psychology, with concentrations in sociobiology, psychological aspects of the arms race and nuclear war, and peace studies. A prolific author and researcher, he has written more than 270 technical articles and 40 books ranging from monographs to college textbooks to popular trade titles. His book Introduction to Peace Studies (1991) was the first comprehensive undergraduate textbook in the field of Peace Studies. His book Threats: Intimidation and its Discontents (2020, Oxford University Press), is especially concerned with debunking nuclear deterrence. Charles P. Webel (PhD, University of California, Berkeley) is presently a professor of international relations and philosophy at the University of New York in Prague. He previously held the Delp- Wilkinson Chair in Peace Studies at Chapman University. A five-time Fulbright Scholar and graduate of the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California, he has conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard University, the Max Planck Institute, and the Universities of Paris, Frankfurt, and Heidelberg. He has also taught in the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at Berkeley, the Honors College of University of South Florida, and at Harvard College. He is the author or editor of many articles and nine books, including the forthcoming The Fate of this World and the Future of Humanity.
Part I. The Promise of Peace, the Problems of War
Chapter 1. The Meanings of Peace
Chapter 2. Peace and Conflict Studies, Education, and Research
Chapter 3. The Meanings of Wars
Chapter 4. Terrorism Versus Counterterrorism
Chapter 5. The Special Significance of Nuclear Weapons
Part II. The Reasons For Wars
Chapter 6. The Individual Level
Chapter 7. The Group Level
Chapter 8. The State Level
Chapter 9. The Decision-Making Level
Chapter 10. The Ideological, Social, and Economic Levels
Part III. Building "Negative Peace"
Chapter 11. Peace Movements
Chapter 12. Diplomacy, Negotiations, and Conflict Resolution
Chapter 13. Disarmament and Arms Control
Chapter 14. International Cooperation
Chapter 15. Peace Through Strength?
Chapter 16. International Law
Chapter 17. Ethical and Religious Perspectives
Part IV. Building Positive Peace
Chapter 18. Human Rights
Chapter 19. Ecological Well-Being
Chapter 20. Economic Well-Being
Chapter 21. Movements Toward Democracy
Chapter 22. National Reconciliation
Chapter 23. Nonviolence
Chapter 24. Toward A More Peaceful Future
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.5.2013 |
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| Verlagsort | Thousand Oaks |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 177 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 790 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4522-0295-8 / 1452202958 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4522-0295-2 / 9781452202952 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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