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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

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
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.

Review :
""Beautifully crafted, logically constructed, the book by Barash and Webel will be the introductory text to peace and conflict studies for years to come. With a wealth of interesting material and a clear, accommodating, yet sufficiently rigorous, framework anyone who has studied these pages will come out a richer person, more able to act in and on today s world." "--Johan Galtung "" Beautifully crafted, logically constructed, the book by Barash and Webel will be the introductory text to peace and conflict studies for years to come. With a wealth of interesting material and a clear, accommodating, yet sufficiently rigorous, framework anyone who has studied these pages will come out a richer person, more able to act in and on today??'s world."   " """" Beautifully crafted, logically constructed, the book by Barash and Webel will be the introductory text to peace and conflict studies for years to come. With a wealth of interesting material and a clear, accommodating, yet sufficiently rigorous, framework anyone who has studied these pages will come out a richer person, more able to act in and on today's world."   """ -- Johan Galtung


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  • ISBN-13: 9781452202952
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 177 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1452202958
  • Publisher Date: 14 May 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 584
  • Weight: 790 gr


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