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MR - University of Notre Dame Press The Catholic Case against War
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Pennsylvania State University Press Not in Our Name American Antiwar Speeches 1846 to
Book SynopsisA collection of American antiwar speeches from every major conflict starting with the Mexican-American War. Includes critical analyses, biographical and bibliographical information, and an appendix describing common rhetorical devices used by antiwar speakers.Trade Review“Jesse Stellato's splendid collection of antiwar speeches, Not in Our Name, presents material unique to the literature of protest and dissent, one of the glories of American letters and a tribute to the power of open democracy and the First Amendment. Stellato's analysis and commentary reveal rich veins of political rhetoric, some more familiar, some unjustly forgotten, while opening up the larger question of how language that is consciously crafted can shape national life and foreign policy. Here the decisions of government may conflict with the will of its citizens. Reading these speeches, we realize that the exercise of power and the power of the aesthetic, the practice of historical interpretation and the creativity of literature, often inhabit the same words.”—James Engell,Harvard University“As a longtime antiwar activist and a rhetorical historian who studies U.S. empire, I welcome this project with a glad heart and open arms—finally, an anthology to help America remember its long and rich history of opposing war. Taken as a whole, I suspect that the book will become an instant classic. Its breadth is impressive.”—Stephen Hartnett,University of Colorado Denver“This interesting, well-crafted book is a welcome addition to the literature on antiwar dissent. It will appeal to scholars and general readers who are interested in the American antiwar tradition, in rhetoric, and in the culture of dissent.”—Scott H. Bennett The HistorianTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsEditor’s NoteIntroduction1 Mexican-American WarTheodore Parker Delivers “A Sermon of War”Charles Sumner Calls for the Withdrawal of American Troops from MexicoAbraham Lincoln Inveighs Against President Polk2 Civil WarClement Vallandigham Argues That the War Cannot Be WonAlexander Long Proposes Peace at Any Price3 Spanish-American War and Philippine InsurrectionMoorfield Storey Warns of a Dangerous and Growing MilitarismCharles Eliot Norton Defines “True Patriotism”Carl Schurz Discusses the Perils Faced by an Occupying ForceCharles Eliot Norton Accuses America of “Counterfeit Patriotism”4 World War IWilliam Jennings Bryan Resigns as Secretary of State to Launch an Antiwar CrusadeGeorge Norris Assails the Senate’s War ResolutionRobert La Follette Argues That the War Lacks Popular SupportKate Richards O’Hare Discusses the War’s Degradation of WomenEugene V. Debs Argues That the Working Class Will “Furnish the Corpses” of War5 World War IINorman Thomas Discusses War’s Effect on Civil LibertiesRichard Wright Justifies AfricanAmerican Opposition to World War IICharles Lindbergh Asks, “Who Are the War Agitators?”6 Korean WarPaul Robeson Declares That Blacks Will Never Fight the Soviet UnionW. E. B. Du Bois Runs for Congress on a Peace Platform7 Vietnam WarMartin Luther King Jr. Urges Americans to Go “Beyond Vietnam”Eugene J. McCarthy Celebrates the “Spirit of 1963”Robert F. Kennedy Says of the War in Vietnam: “It Must Be Ended”Shirley Chisholm Demands “People and Peace, Not Profits and War”Fannie Lou Hamer Rallies Antiwar Students at BerkeleyJohn Kerry Testifies on Behalf of Vietnam Veterans Against the War8 War on TerrorBarbara Lee Pleads with the House Not to “Become the Evil That We Deplore”Barack Obama Criticizes a “Dumb War”Noam Chomsky Asks, “Why Iraq?”Robert Byrd Chastises the Senate for Standing “Passively Mute”Epilogue: The Globalization of DissentArundhati Roy Rails Against “Imperial Democracy”Appendix A: Full-Text SourcesAppendix B: Rhetorical Devices in Antiwar SpeechesNotesBiographical and Bibliographical NotesIndexCredits
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University of Washington Press Encountering the Stranger
Book SynopsisExamines different traditions' understandings of the stranger, the "other"Trade Review"The subject is critical. In our pluralistic world, the need to encounter the stranger is not only a question of hospitality. It is a matter of our survival. Given the enormity of our global issues, it is clear that no one nation, culture, or religion can solve the problems. We simply have to co-operate and collaborate." -Imam Jamal Rahman, author of The Fragrance of Faith: The Enlightened Heart of Islam "Encountering the Stranger is an exciting, rewarding book, a pathbreaking work full of theological treasures, insights, and stimulating ideas." -Martin Rumscheidt, Atlantic School of Theology "This is an important scholarly event, a teaching tool, and a resource for clergy formation and informal adult religious studies. The prominence of the contributors will help the book reach a wide range of constituencies and the accessible presentation of the divergent perspectives gathered here will grip readers." George R. Wilkes, University of EdinburghTable of ContentsPrologue: Trialogue Is the Way Leonard Grob and John K. Roth i. In The Shadow of the Holocaust: Safeguarding the Stranger 1 "You Shall Not Murder": A Foundation for Trialogue? John K. Roth 2 Whom May I Kill? Zayn Kassam 3"Where Is Your Brother?": Jewish Teachings on the "Stranger" David Patterson 4?Canopies of Hospitality: Post-Shoah Christian Faith and Making Room for Others? Henry F. Knight 5 The Place of Non-Muslims in the Islamic Concept of the "Other": The Need for Rethinking Islamic Tradition in the Pursuit of Religious Pluralism Bassam Tibi 6 The Jewish Roots of Emmanuel Levinas's Metaphysics of Welcome Leonard Grob ii. The "Other" in the Scripture and Tradition: Valuing the Stranger 7 Encountering the Stranger in Classic Rabbinic Judaism Peter J. Haas 8 Encountering the Stranger: Aspects of Medieval Christianity Margaret Brearley 9Noah and Others: Pluralism in Ancient and Modern Judaism Rochelle L. Millen 10Normative Islamic (Qur'anic) Teachings on Pluralism: Reflections on "The People of the Book" Riffat Hassan 11 Reflexivity and Tawallî between Jews, Christians, and Muslims Bülent Senay 12 Encountering the Other: Enemy or Stranger? Hubert G. Locke iii. The Hospitality of Pluralism: Welcoming the Stranger 13 Ora Henry Greenspan 14Bearers of the Rings: Reflections on Christian Spirituality and the Theology of Religions Britta Frede-Wenger 15 Litarafoo: The Dialogical Method Sana Tayyen 16 Loving the Stranger: Intimacy between Jews and Non-Jews Rachel N. Baum 17 When Certainty Becomes Immaterial Khaleel Mohammed 18 Interreligious Dialogue beyond Absolutism, Relativism, and Particularism: A Catholic Approach to Religious Diversity Didier Pollefeyt Epilogue: What Should Be Remembered? Leonard Grob and John K. Roth Selected Bibliography Editors and Contributors Index?
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WW Norton & Co The Peacemakers
Book SynopsisGreat leaders made the twentieth century safer and more peaceful.Trade Review"With diplomacy too often in retreat and under attack, we need to learn from the past as well as understand the future. Bruce Jentleson’s wide-ranging study is a welcome reminder that big problems are there to be solved, and can be." -- David Miliband, President and CEO, International Rescue Committee"Peace has many facets and many types of leaders. Bruce Jentleson provides a fascinating selection of examples of who, why, how and what they have done. It is a very readable account that brings new insights to a crucial subject." -- Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Harvard professor and author of Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era
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WW Norton & Co The WinWin Solution Guaranteeing Fair Shares to
Book Synopsis"Powerful, credible, and applicable . . . the methodology is immaculately detailed."—Fortune
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W. W. Norton & Company Traingulating Peace
Book SynopsisDoes democracy reduce conflict?
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Mediation A Client Centered Approach Wiley Series
Book SynopsisMediation helps people work through conflicts and find solutions with the help of an impartial third party outside the legal system. With the demand of mediation services rising, this practical guidebook offers therapists advice and quick tips on how to incorporate mediation into their existing range of services.Table of ContentsWhat Is Mediation? The Client-Centered Mediation Model. The Mediation Process and the Mediator's Role. The ABCs of Divorce Mediation. Mediating Workplace and Other Non-Divorce Disputes. Mediation Training. Building a Mediation Practice. Ethical Standards and Accountability. The Future Impact of Mediation Practice. References. Suggested Reading List. Appendices.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press American Dove
Book SynopsisArgues that the US is overly reliant on the active use of force and should employ more peaceful foreign policy tools. Rather than relying on loose analogies or common sense, American Dove bases its argument directly on an eclectic mix of academic literature, including realist, liberal, and constructivist theory as well as psychology.
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Conflict Resolution in the Twentyfirst Century
Book SynopsisIn the face of terrorism, intrastate wars, and the multitude of other threats in the post-Cold War era, the conflict resolution tool kit must include preventive diplomacy, humanitarian intervention, regional task-sharing, and truth commissions. This book examines each one of these conflict resolution tools and describes how it works.
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University of California Press Gandhis Way
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Juergensmeyer's book is something of a Gandhian tour de force - a careful analysis and series of applications of Gandhi's concepts of satyagraha...to everyday situations with which most Western readers are familiar." - Religious Studies"Table of ContentsPreface to the 2005 Edition SECTION I. THE GANDHIAN FIGHT 1. Fighting a Gandhian Fight 2. Why Fight at All? 3. How Do You Know When You're Right? 4. Violence: The Breakwoen of a Fight 5. What to Do with a Recalcitrant Opponent 6. The Weapon: The Goal Itself 7. The Power of Noncooperation 8. Fighting a Very Big Fight 9. How Do You Know When You've Won? 10. Some Basic Rules SECTION II. CASE STUDIES Looking At Cases Case #1: A Family Feud Case #2: The Endangered Employees Case #3: A Lonely Decision Case #4: A Peaceful End to Irish Terrorism Case #5: A Tragic Resistance SECTION III. SOME SMALL QUARRELS Conversations in the Mind Issue #1: Can Violence Ever Be Justified?--Gandhi v. Marx Issue #2: Can Anger Be True?--Gandhi v. Freud Issue #3: Is a Force of Love Realistic?--Gandhi v. Niebuhr Issue #4: Was Gandhi Always a Gandhian?--Mohandas v. the Mahatma Notes Index
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University of California Press Transforming Terror
Book SynopsisOffers a new paradigm for moving the world beyond violence as the only response to violence. This book has contributions from writers, healers, spiritual and political leaders, scientists, and activists, who consider how we might transform the conditions that produce terrorist acts and bring true healing to the victims of these acts.
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University of California Press No Go World
Book SynopsisWar-torn deserts, jihadist killings, trucks weighted down with contraband and migrantsfrom the Afghan-Pakistan borderlands to the Sahara, images of danger depict a new world disorder on the global margins. With vivid detail, Ruben Andersson traverses this terrain to provide a startling new understanding of what is happening in remote danger zones. Instead of buying into apocalyptic visions, Andersson takes aim at how Western states and international organizations conduct military, aid, and border interventions in a dangerously myopic fashion, further disconnecting the world's rich and poor. Using drones, proxy forces, border reinforcement, and outsourced aid, risk-obsessed powers are helping to remap the world into zones of insecurity and danger. The result is a vision of chaos crashing into fortified borders, with national and global politics riven by fear. Andersson contends thatwe must reconnect andsnap out of this dangerous spiral, which affects uswhether we live in Texas or Timbuktu. Only by developing a new cartography of hope can we move beyond the political geography of fear that haunts us.Trade Review"No Go World is an ambitious and wide-ranging exploration of how risk, danger and fear are ‘remapping’ the world with dire ethical and practical consequences. In examining how ‘remote zones of insecurity are becoming central to our new world disorder’ (p. 3), the book seizes an ambitious remit and is a worthwhile read for a broad range of readers interested in security studies, insurance, risk, human geography and questions of social-science method itself." * Journal of Refugee Studies *"The history of Western map making serves Andersson as a particularly powerful metaphor throughout the book. It allows him to illustrate the Western gaze, time horizons, beliefs, hopes, and fears in relation to the Orient." * American Anthropologist *"Vividly and convincingly, No Go World describes a global shift toward cordoning off more and more zones labeled violent and high-risk, making them inaccessible to outsiders. . . . Andersson’s argument is devastating and crucial." * Public Books *"Andersson’s adventuring is almost impossible to contain in just one sentence, as it weaves in and out of locations, through maps both real and those mappae mundi full of monsters he was obsessed with as a child. . . . The value, ultimately, and there is real value, in No Go World is in the discovery of the mostly unseen everyday that refuses to be defeated by the military border." * Society and Space *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Maps Preface Introduction: Into the Danger Zone PART 1: THE STORY OF THE MAP 1. The Timbuktu Syndrome 2. Remoteness Remapped 3. The Tyranny of Distance Interlude: The Drone, the Web, and the World of Mirrors PART 2: CONTAGION 4. Wolves at the Door 5. The Snake Merchants 6. Where the Wild Things Are Conclusion: Danger Unmapped Acknowledgments Power of Narration, Narration of Power: An Anthropological Appendix Notes Works Cited Index
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University of California Press Revolutionary Love
Book SynopsisFrom social theorist and psychotherapist Rabbi Michael Lerner comes a strategy for a new socialism built on love, kindness, and compassion for one another. Revolutionary Love proposes a method to replace what Lerner terms the capitalist globalization of selfishnesswith a globalization of generosity, prophetic empathy, and environmental sanity. Lerner challenges liberal and progressive forces to move beyond often weak-kneed and visionless politics to build instead a movement that can reverse the environmental destructiveness and social injustice caused by the relentless pursuit of economic growth and profits. Revisiting the hidden injuries of class, Lerner shows that much of the suffering in our societyincluding most of its addictions and the growing embrace of right-wing nationalism and reactionary versions of fundamentalismis driven by frustrated needs for community, love, respect, and connection to a higher purpose in life. Yet these needs are too often missing from liberal discourse. No matter that progressive programs are smartly constructedthey cannot be achieved unless they speak to the heart and address the pain so many people experience. Liberals and progressives need coherent alternatives to capitalism, but previous visions of socialism do not address the yearning for anything beyond material benefits. Inspired by Herbert Marcuse, Erich Fromm, and Carol Gilligan, Revolutionary Love offers a strategy to create the Caring Society.Lerner details how a civilization infused with love could put an end to global poverty, homelessness, and hunger, while democratizing the economy, shifting to a twenty-eight-hour work week, and saving the life-support system of Earth. He asks that we develop the courage to stop listening to those who tell us that fundamental social transformation is unrealistic.Trade Review“Peels apart the insidious myths of capitalism that keep people hopeless and apathetic, daring its audience to practice optimism as activism. . . . Filled with big-picture vision, Revolutionary Love is a manifesto for recovering cynics looking for a place to plug in, or for those wrested out of apathy but not sure where to start.” * Foreword *"A book for rethinking the left and wider politics filled with scholarship, rethinking spirituality and courage. One of my books of the year." * Gerry Hassan blog *"Revolutionary Love gives us a blueprint for how [a new vision of the world] might look, and all of us should be grateful for the guidance." * LA Progressive *"This brilliant and prophetic book is required reading for anyone actively participating in the co-creation of a sustainable humane future." * Scientific Medical Network/Paradigm Explorer *"The very reverend double-doctor rabbi’s observations, analyses, and solutions for tikkun olam, or repair the world, are spot-on. They are rational, they are practical, they are achievable, and above all, they are needed. Lerner’s perspective as a philosopher, psychotherapist, and rabbi allows him a melding of insight regarding human fears, needs, and desires, both spiritual and secular. . . . Rabbi Lerner offers sane, real world solutions." * San Diego Jewish World *"By drawing connections between the political economy, our personal wounds and systemic issues such as poverty and homelessness, Lerner shows how deeply we need a socialist framework of connection, society and care." * Dazed *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. Transcending the crippling dynamics of oppression 1. A World of Pain, a Hunger for Love 2. Fear and Domination, or Love and Generosity? 3. Toxic Self-Blaming and Powerlessness 4. To Change a Society, You Must Respect Its People Part II. Strategies for building the caring society 5. Overcoming the Dictatorship of the Capitalist Marketplace 6. Major Institutional Changes for Building a Love and Justice Movement 7. The Caring Society in the Twenty-Second Century Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Appeasement
Book SynopsisExamines appeasement in the context of both Britain's domestic policies and her international commitments, within Europe and beyond. This book includes a discussion of the historiography surrounding appeasement, and analysis of changing public opinion and of the 'appeasers' themselves.Table of Contents1. Historiography. 2. Policy and Party Politics. 3. Public Opinion: War and Peace. 4. Appeasers. 5. Economic Appeasement. 6. Appeasement and Power. 7. Appeasement in Action. 8. Conclusion. References. Guide to Further Reading. Index.
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Harvard University Press The Peace Progressives and American Foreign
Book SynopsisThis intensively researched volume covers a previously neglected aspect of American history: the foreign policy perspective of the peace progressives, a bloc of dissenters in the U.S. Senate, between 1913 and 1935.Trade ReviewRobert Johnson’s book is an important contribution to the historiography of American foreign relations in the interwar period. His claim that the Peace Progressives did in fact articulate a clear and well developed alternative to both Wilsonianism and conservative business internationalism is both original and convincing… In seeking to articulate a foreign policy vision that combined a concern for national interest with the desire to uphold moral principle [the Peace Progressives] went to the heart of a continuing American dilemma and for that reason deserve the place in the history of American foreign policy in the twentieth century to which Robert Johnson has restored them. -- Steven Hurst * Borderlines *The major contribution of Robert David Johnson’s book is to help restore historical contingency to twentieth-century U.S. diplomacy by demonstrating how a loose coalition of ‘peace progressive’ senators presented viable alternatives to Wilsonianism in the 1910s and to corporatism and business internationalism in the 1920s. -- Elizabeth McKillen * Diplomatic History *The major achievement of this work is to document the development of a cohesive rationale behind the dissenting votes and speeches of the so-called peace progressives in the senate, and the connection between their ideas and antimilitarist and anti-imperialist tradition. What their opponents saw as isolationism the peace progressives viewed an alternative vision of the nation’s international role. That view connects them with not only an older tradition but also with dissent in the Cold War (especially on Vietnam). This is an important book which promotes revision of traditional, episodic treatments of foreign-policy dissent. -- Charles Chatfield * The Historian *Johnson restores [the peace progressives’] foreign policy contributions to their proper place of historical significance. He brings to this work a truly impressive amount of research, fine judgment, and good writing. -- John Milton Cooper, Jr., University of Wisconsin–MadisonRobert Johnson’s book is original and provocative, remarkable in its freshness of conception and thoroughness of execution. It examines the ideas and movements by dissenting Senators—those who were opposed to Wilsonian foreign policy—and offers some startling interpretations. By using the concept of ‘peace progressives,’ Johnson succeeds in illuminating these Senators’ perspectives on American foreign relations which were derived from their Progressive ideology in the domestic context and, when applied to international affairs, were at times even more Wilsonian than Wilson’s policies. Particularly impressive is the book’s examination of the peace progressives’ anti-imperialism during the 1920s and its transformation into isolationism in the 1930s. The book will force a major reevaluation not only of the dissenting Senators but of Wilsonianism as well. -- Akira Iriye, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Patterns of Dissent 2. The Emergence of the Peace Progressives 3. Alternative to Wilsonianisin 4. Alternative to Imperialism 5. Alternative to Corporatism 6. Anti-Imperialism and the Peace Movement 7. The Collapse of Wilsonianism 8. The Decline of Anti-Imperialism Epilogue Appendix: Congressional Votes on Foreign Relations, 1914-1932 Notes Select Bibliography Index
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Princeton University Press Grasping the Democratic Peace Principles for a
Book SynopsisBy illuminating the conflict-resolving mechanisms inherent in the relationships between democracies, this title explains one of the most promising developments of the modern international system: the striking fact that the democracies that it comprises have almost never fought each other.Trade Review"Russett finds this [the proposition that democracies do not fight each other] to be an extraordinarily robust conclusion... [The book] presents a challenge to realists while providing a rigorous undergirding to what has become a widespread view."--Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs "The ambition and scope of the study provides the illuminating and unexpected insights into the relationships between war and democracy."--Roland Dannreuther, Survival "The descriptive phase of scholarly research on the absence of war between democratic dyads has been largely completed, and attention is now shifting to alternative explanations for this well-confirmed empirical generalization. The best place to begin, both for a summary of the descriptive evidence and for an attempt to explain it, is Bruce Russett's Grasping the Democratic Peace."--Jack S. Levy, International Studies Review "In Grasping the Democratic Peace, Bruce Russett has published a powerful book clarifying the theoretical debate and producing additional support for the relative pacifism of democracies from previously untapped sources. The book will quickly claim a secure place in the literature for its insight and empirical originality. No student of international relations can fail to profit from a close read."---David A. Lake, The Journal of Politics "Bruce Russett's laudable book summarizes, dissects, and expands our understanding of the disinclination shown by democracies to fight each other, a finding that has spawned a minor cottage industry of analytic studies... the book combines rigor and relevance, maturity and originality."--American Political Science ReviewTable of ContentsPreface (1995)AcknowledgmentsCh. 1The Fact of Democratic Peace3The Emergence of Democratic Peace before World War I5The Spread of Democratic Peace9Democracy, War, and Other Ambiguous Terms11Some Alleged Wars between Democracies16Ch. 2Why Democratic Peace?24Alternative Explanations25Democratic Norms and Culture?30Structural and Institutional Constraints?38Distinguishing the Explanations40Ch. 3The Imperfect Democratic Peace of Ancient Greece43Democracy, Autonomy, and War in Ancient Greece43Who Fought Whom?51When and Why Did Democracies Fight Each Other?54Norms and Perceptions59Appendix: Greek City-States in the Peloponnesian War: Their Domestic Regimes and Who They Fought63Ch. 4The Democratic Peace since World War II72Who and When73What Influences Conflict?76Democracy Matters84Norms and Institutional Constraints86Appendix: States and Their Political Regimes, 1946-198694Ch. 5The Democratic Peace in Nonindustrial Societies99Warfare and Participation100Participation Matters105Some Examples111Appendix: Codes for Political Decision-making115Ch. 6The Future of the Democratic Peace119Covert Action against Other Democracies120The Discourse at the End of the Cold War124From the Inside Out129Strengthening Democracy and Its Norms131Can a Wider Democratic Peace Be Built?135Notes139References151Index167
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Princeton University Press A Constructed Peace The Making of the European Settlement 19451963
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Princeton University Press The International Spread of Ethnic Conflict Fear
Book SynopsisThe wave of ethnic conflict has led many political observers to fear that these conflicts are contagious. This work argues that ethnic conflict is not caused directly by intergroup differences or centuries-old feuds. The contributors include Timur Kuran, Stuart Hill, Donald Rothchild, Colin Cameron, Will H Moore, and others.Trade Review"This work . . . significantly advances the scholarly literature in thefield and, in doing so, opens new prospects for policy analysis as well."—Roy Licklider, Rutgers UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAbout the ContributorsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsCh. 1Spreading Fear: The Genesis of Transnational Ethnic Conflict3Ch. 2Ethnic Dissimilation and Its International Diffusion35Ch. 3Tactical Information and the Diffusion of Peaceful Protests61Ch. 4Transnational Ethnic Ties and Foreign Policy89Ch. 5Commitment Problems and the Spread of Ethnic Conflict107Ch. 6Is Pandora's Box Half Empty or Half Full? The Limited Virulence of Secessionism and the Domestic Sources of Disintegration127Ch. 7The Spread of Ethnic Conflict in Europe: Some Comparative-Historical Reflections151Ch. 8Ethnicity, Alliance Building, and the Limited Spread of Ethnic Conflict in the Caucasus185Ch. 9Containing Fear: The Management of Transnational Ethnic Conflict203Ch. 10Minority Rights and the Westphalian Model227Ch. 11Ethnicity and Sovereignty: Insights from Russian Negotiations with Estonia and Tatarstan251Ch. 12Transnational Ethnic Conflict in Africa275Ch. 13Preventive Diplomacy and Ethnic Conflict: Possible, Difficult, Necessary293Ch. 14Putting Humpty-Dumpty Together Again317Ch. 15Ethnic Fears and Global Engagement339References351Index379
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Princeton University Press The Limits of Safety
Book SynopsisThe apparently excellent safety record with nuclear weapons has led scholars, policy-makers, and the public alike to believe that nuclear arsenals can serve as a secure deterrent for the foreseeable future. This book challenges such optimism.Trade ReviewWinner of the 1993 Best Book Award, Science, Technology, and Environmental Studies Section of the American Political Science Association "An extraordinary book... Normal accidents theory and high reliability theory took the theory of accidents out of the hands of economists and engineers and put it into the hands of organization theorists; Sagan has brought that theory of accidents much closer to maturity."--Charles Perrow, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management "Scott Sagan's book is nothing less than a tour de force... It is by far the most carefully researched and painstaking study of nuclear weapons safety ever written."--Bruce G. Blair, Security Studies "Sagan's stories also drive a wooden stake through the heart of rational choice nuclear deterrence theory. This book will make you scared ... will make you hold your children a little tighter at the end of the day."--Lee Clarke, Sociological Forum "Sagan shows, both explicitly for nuclear weapons and implicitly for intellectual systems, that neither learning nor disasters are essentially matters of improving O-rings, safety procedures, or t-tests, as participants within those systems would like to believe. The primary adaptive action is offstage--in the background framework itself. And at that level, through sheer volume of its data, Sagan's book will shape the way that policymakers and we (with a little less confidence) understand the nuclear world."--Contemporary Sociology "Grounded in original research in U.S. national security archives, [Limits of Safety] reveals a disturbing history of near-catastrophes in the handling of nuclear weapons and bombers... This book is a significant contribution to ... international security studies, organizational theory, and risk analysis."--American Political Science ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgmentsList of AcronymsIntroduction: Expecting the Unexpected3Ch. 1The Origins of Accidents11Ch. 2Nuclear Weapons Safety during the Cuban Missile Crisis53Ch. 3Intelligence and Warning during the Cuban Missile Crisis117Ch. 4Redundancy and Reliability: The 1968 Thule Bomber Accident156Ch. 5Learning by Trial and Terror204Ch. 6The Limits of Safety250Index281
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Princeton University Press Making War and Building Peace United Nations
Book SynopsisExamines how well United Nations peacekeeping missions work after civil war. Statistically analyzing all civil wars since 1945, this book compares peace processes that had UN involvement to those that didn't. It argues that each mission must be designed to fit the conflict, with the right authority and adequate resources.Trade Review"This book will have wide appeal not only among scholars who study the issues of civil war, its termination, and the role of the UN and the international community, but also among any students and policymakers who are interested in one of the most fundamental and pressing questions of our time: how to build peace in states that are trying to recover from devastating civil wars."--Lise Howard, Review of International OrganizationsTable of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xi List of Boxes xiii Acknowledgments xv Acronyms xvii Chapter One: Introduction: War-Making, Peacebuilding, and the United Nations 1 The New Interventionism 6 Generations of UN Peace Operations 10 The Challenge of Peacebuilding 18 Plan of the Book 23 Chapter Two: Theoretical Perspectives 27 Internal (Civil) War and Peacebuilding 28 Theories of Civil War 31 Implications of Civil War Theory for UN Intervention 49 A Peacebuilding Triangle 63 Chapter Three: Testing Peacebuilding Strategies 69 Triangulating Peace 69 The Peacebuilding Dataset 72 Analysis of Peacebuilding Success in the Short Run 86 Policy Hypotheses and Hypothesis Testing 93 Policy Analysis 125 Conclusion 131 Appendix A: Definitions and Coding Rules 132 Appendix B: Summary Statistics for Key Variables 138 Chapter Four: Making War 144 Somalia 145 The Former Yugoslavia 161 Congo 172 Clausewitz and Peacekeeping 184 Chapter Five: Making Peace: Successes 197 Monitoring and Facilitation in El Salvador 200 Administratively Controlling (but Barely) Peace in Cambodia 209 Executive Implementation of Peace in Eastern Slavonia 223 Dayton's Dueling Missions and Brcko--Dayton's Supervisory Footnote 230 East Timor 243 Chapter Six: Making Peace: Failures 257 Cyprus 257 Rwanda 281 Chapter Seven: Transitional Strategies 303 The Four Strategies 304 Transitional Authority 319 Chapter Eight: Conclusions 334 The Peacebuilding Record 334 A Seven-Step Plan 337 The Costs of Staying--and Not Staying--the Course 342 Alternatives? 346 Bibliography 353 Index 381
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Princeton University Press Reliable Partners How Democracies Have Made a
Book SynopsisWhy do democracies avoid fighting each other? This book examines research and speculation on the subject and tests this against the history of relations between democracies over two centuries. It concludes that constitutional democracies have a 'contracting advantage' - a unique ability to settle conflicts with each other by durable agreements.Trade Review"[I]mportant and engagingly written... If you want a book that takes theory seriously yet will engage students on fundamental aspects of international politics, this is one on a short shelf."--Bruce Russett, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Tables and Figures, pg. ix*Acknowledgments, pg. xi*1. The Argument in a Nutshell, pg. 1*2. Is There Really Peace among Democracies?, pg. 17*3. A Contracting Theory of the Democratic Peace and Its Alternatives, pg. 47*4. Why Democratic Bargains Are Reliable: Constitutions, Open Politics, and the Electorate, pg. 77*5. Leadership Succession as a Cause of War: The Structural Advantage of Democracies, pg. 112*6. Extending the Argument: Implications of Secure Contracting among Constitutional Democracies, pg. 139*7. Conclusion: Reliable Partners and Reliable Peace, pg. 169*Notes, pg. 191*Index, pg. 249
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Princeton University Press Promoting Peace with Information Transparency as
Book SynopsisIt is normally assumed that international security regimes such as the United Nations can reduce the risk of war by increasing transparency among adversarial nations. But how is transparency provided, how does it actually work, and how effective is it in preserving or restoring peace? This work provides answer to these important questions.Trade Review"The book is especially impressive in the execution of the research... There is something for many (not quite everyone), and readers will profit by learning about topics that they thought they already knew, as well as other topics that they could stand to learn more about"----Paul F. Diehl, Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsList of Tables ix Preface and Acknowledgments xi Chapter One: Promoting Peace with Information 1 Chapter Two: Theory, Methods, and Case Selection 17 Chapter Three: The Concert of Europe: Forum Diplomacy and Crisis Management 55 Chapter Four: The United Nations Force in Cyprus 86 Chapter Five: The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Golan Heights 118 Chapter Six: The United Nations Transition Assistance Group for Namibia 142 Chapter Seven: The United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia 155 Chapter Eight: Conclusion 180 Appendix A: Information Operations in Recent U.N. Peacekeeping Missions 197 Appendix B: Insights on Transparency from the Open Skies, Strategic Arms Control, and Non-Proliferation Regimes 215 Bibliography 237 Index 269
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Princeton University Press Paying the Human Costs of War
Book SynopsisFrom the Korean War to the conflict in Iraq, this book examines the ways in which the American public decides whether to support the use of military force. Contrary to the conventional view, it demonstrates that the public does not respond reflexively and solely to the number of casualties in a conflict.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009 "Gelpi and Feaver, and Reifler have produced a most fascinating volume on the human costs of waging war. They set out to understand under what conditions Americans would support their leaders' decision to use military force... Well researched and thoughtfully written."--Choice "Policy makers would be wise to heed the authors' findings regarding how to gain public trust and support when contemplating the future use of military power in achieving national objectives. For the citizenry, however, a warning also emerges: national leaders may attempt to keep a sinking policy ship afloat by remaining publically optimistic even when nothing can be done to save it."--Walter E. Kretchik, Military History "[T]he book is straightforward, well organized and a pleasure to read."--Thomas C. Shaw, American Review of Politics "One measure of a book's quality is whether it generates questions for future research, and this one certainly fits the bill."--Jennifer L. Merolla, Perspectives on Politics "[T]his is a well-thought-out, well-organized and well-written book. In particular, the concluding summaries at the end of each chapter provide excellent reviews and syntheses of the arguments. The authors have posed many questions that should open new horizons for scholars and policy makers."--Cigdem Pakel Atahan, Journal of American Studies of TurkeyTable of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS viii LIST OF TABLES ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii CHAPTER ONE: Theories of American Attitudes toward Warfare 1 CHAPTER TWO: America's Tolerance for Casualties, 1950-2006 23 CHAPTER THREE: Measuring Individual Attitudes toward Military Conflict 67 CHAPTER FOUR: Experimental Evidence on Attitudes toward Military Conflict 98 CHAPTER FIVE: Individual Attitudes toward the Iraq War, 2003-2004 125 CHAPTER SIX: Iraq the Vote: War and the Presidential Election of 2004 167 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Sources and Meaning of Success in Iraq 188 CHAPTER EIGHT: Conclusion 236 BIBLIOGRAPHY 265 INDEX 283
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Princeton University Press If You Leave Us Here We Will Die How Genocide
Book SynopsisTells the story of East Timor, a half-island that suffered genocide after Indonesia invaded in 1975, and which was again laid to waste after the population voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999. This title provides a first-person account of the violence, as well as an assessment of the politics and history behind it.Trade Review"Intimate, informed ... the author offers rare insight into the country's internal turmoil. Particularly riveting are Robinson's descriptions of the days preceding the historic vote to separate from Indonesia... Despite the overwhelming brutality of the story, and a bleak assessment of actions from the UN and international community (as much a part of the problem as the solution), Robinson manages to cap his detailed report with a hopeful note."--Publishers Weekly "Robinson's book is thus a valuable addition to the literature on genocide and intervention... [He] has fused his own observations from that harrowing time with a more general history of East Timor to produce a thoughtful and intelligent volume."--Richard Just, New Republic "Robinson was a UN officer stationed in East Timor and his account is illuminating and horrifying."--Billy Heller, New York Post "[A] fine book... [T]hough enlivened by the narrative of Mr Robinson's own time as a participant in and eyewitness to the events described, ['If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die'] is also a subtle and nuanced work of history and analysis."--Economist "[Geoffrey Robinson] is arguably one of the most informed, compassionate outsiders to tell the story of the violence in the small island nation... Even if you don't have much baseline knowledge about the conflicts between these Southeast Asian islands, this book will illuminate the complicated history is accessible terms. Robinson offers crucial perspective on modern colonialism and explores issues of accountability and justice with aplomb."--Brittany Shoot, Feminist Review "Powerful... If You Leave Us Here We Will Die: How Genocide Was Stopped in East Timor is the best account yet of 'a bad year in East Timor'--at least 1500 civilians murdered, 400,000 forced from their homes, 70 per cent of the infrastructure destroyed, the country looted... [Robinson] puts the violence in context, while his witness accounts give the book narrative power."--Tom Hyland, Sydney Morning Herald "Meticulously researched and powerful."--Joshua Kurlantzick, Washington Monthly "There is valuable and thought-provoking material in this book."--Peter Rodgers, The Australian "A compelling body of documentary and first-person evidence that Indonesian military and civilian leaders orchestrated the shocking violence that marred East Timor's birth as a nation... To be sure, it a sad story, but also one in which international intervention ultimately prevented a much greater disaster... Compelling."--Angilee Shah, Zocalo "[A] thoroughly researched, carefully analyzed, and compellingly argued work... Robinson's meticulously crafted book is an important one for experts on Southeast Asia, international affairs, violence, transitional justice, and human rights alike to consider and debate. Its clear writing, historical depth, and strong, yet nuanced analysis also make it highly appropriate for both upper-level undergraduates and graduate students."--Joseph Nevins, Pacific Affairs "[Robinson's] UN role and his history as a scholar and an expert on human rights issues gave him a unique insight into, and knowledge of, events. The result is an account that combines narrative power with detailed assessment to produce an outstanding description and analysis. In examining the events of 1999, the author's use of documents is rigorous and thorough, combining highly effectively with his first-hand reporting."--John Taylor, Asian Affairs "Robinson makes a compelling case that genocides are not beyond human control, which is itself an exceptionally important claim. This book is both an outstanding assessment of East Timor's road to independence and a highly perceptive, if discouraging, reflection on the challenge of humanitarian intervention and genocide prevention."--Roland Burke, Human Rights Quarterly "Robinson's analysis and insight into the period surrounding the independence ballot makes for authoritative and gripping reading."--Helene van Klinken, Inside Indonesia "Robinson, the leading historian of contemporary East Timor, has authored a broad range of scholarly and analytical work on Asia's latest decolonization. He also served as UN political officer in East Timor for six pivotal months in 1999. This allows him to weave together his years of scholarship on East Timor and Indonesia with his own inside experiences, backed by extensive research on the ground. The result is a hybrid memoir and academic book, providing both a powerful personal eyewitness account and incisive scholarship."--David Webster, Canadian Journal of History "[The book] does an excellent job in laying out the complexity of the issues at hand, and in providing practical policy recommendations to overcome some of the difficulties involved... The book is a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate about NATO."--James Cotton, Australian Journal of International Affairs "Robinson's book provides what will surely become one of the definitive sources for genocide scholars seeking to understand the story of East Timor, the causes of the mass violence there and also how it was stopped. One can hardly imagine a person better qualified to tell this story... Thoroughly researched and meticulously documented, Robinson's book is historically rich, politically astute and theoretically nuanced, while never losing its moral clarity. Robinson ably combines history, theory and personal memoir; he writes with conviction and pulls no punches."--Morton Winston, Journal of Genocide Research "[T]he systematic use of terror by Indonesia in East Timor is one of the leitmotivs of this book, and it is around this question that Robinson has made a major contribution to our understanding. Technically this is a well-paced work drawing the reader into the events through historical recall... This book is simply the definitive work on structural violence in East Timor, especially as it relates to the events of 1999, and should be compulsory reading for some of the actors concerned."--Geoffrey C. Gunn, Peace Review "A must-read for anyone interested in Timor-Leste's history."--Foreign Policy "Robinson's position as both a historian and a witness ... gives him the advantage of presenting a fuller view, including his perspective on the ground and the real human interactions of kindness, fear, courage, and resolve among the UN staff and locals, in addition to a scholarly historical account. This fuller perspective is particularly valuable to the legal world... This personal, human aspect is perhaps one the most notable contributions of Robinson's book to the historical documentation of the story of East Timor in Western texts."--Relic Sun, Journal of International Law and Politics "[T]his book is a rich and unique contribution to the study of East Timor, and political violence more generally... Robinson provides insight not only into the challenges that international interventions encounter on the ground but also the importance of persevering in spite of the challenges."--Jessica N. Trisko, Yale Journal of International AffairsTable of ContentsPreface ix List of Abbreviations xv CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER TWO: COLONIAL LEGACIES 21 CHAPTER THREE: INVASION AND GENOCIDE 40 CHAPTER FOUR: OCCUPATION AND RESISTANCE 66 CHAPTER FIVE: MOBILIZING THE MILITIAS 92 CHAPTER SIX: BEARING WITNESS--TEMPTING FATE 115 CHAPTER SEVEN: THE VOTE 139 CHAPTER EIGHT: A CAMPAIGN OF VIOLENCE 161 CHAPTER NINE: INTERVENTION 185 CHAPTER TEN: JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION 205 CHAPTER ELEVEN: CONCLUSIONS 229 Notes 249 A Note on Sources 295 Bibliography 297 Index 313
£27.00
Princeton University Press Teaching Plato in Palestine
Book SynopsisTeaching Plato in Palestine is part intellectual travelogue, part plea for integrating philosophy into our personal and public life. Philosophical toolkit in tow, Carlos Fraenkel invites readers on a tour around the world as he meets students at Palestinian and Indonesian universities, lapsed Hasidic Jews in New York, teenagers from poor neighborhoTrade ReviewWinner of the 2015 Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, Quebec Writers' Federation One of The Australian's Books of the Year 2015 (selected by Aminatta Forna) Longlisted for the 2016 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Arabic Culture in Other Languages "What unites [the classroom conversations] is [Fraenkel's] skill in the art of posing questions designed to perplex and provoke. He lets us overhear the Socratic form of dialogue that Plato invented and that Mr. Fraenkel practices much to his students' pleasure, and ours."--Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal "Fresh, iconoclastic, stimulating debates."--Kirkus "The author urges religious people who aren't bound by literalism, secularists who don't dismiss all religion as anachronism, and inquisitive types of all persuasions to try something. First, accept freedom of expression, recognize your fallibility and prepare yourself to revise received assumptions. And then plunge into debates about morality, faith, governance, rights and other matters that divide us ... the discussions you engage in, as suggested by his and his students' experiences, will likely broaden your horizons and nourish your intellect."--Rayyan Al-Shawaf, Toronto Star "If you read one book published this year, then you might make it Teaching Plato in Palestine: Philosophy in a Divided World."--Aminatta Forna, The Independent "Teaching Plato in Palestine is a slim, straightforward yet surprisingly rich work of philosophy that will intrigue the amateur as well as the expert."--Sarah Gustafson, Key Reporter "Carlos Fraenkel ... persuasively shows the value of philosophical work that engages the broader public and other cultures... Each [episode in the book] is beautifully described and the results are utterly captivating."--Daniel A. Bell, Literary Review of Canada "A refreshing perspective."--Frank Freeman, The Hedgehog Review "A lively, informative book."--Alexander Orwin, Claremont Review of Books "Fraenkel offers a bold answer to the question of what philosophy has to offer to the non-philosopher. Philosophy is important not because the corporate world needs sharper analysts; not because it exposes myths and emancipates slaves; not because it draws us closer to God. Rather, we, each and every one of us, should philosophise so that we might become more deeply enmeshed in our friends and neighbours' individual quests for truth. This is an inviting vision."--Taneli Kukkonen, Philosophers' MagazineTable of ContentsForeword by Michael Walzer ix Preface xiii Part I 1 Teaching Plato in Palestine 3 2 Teaching Maimonides in Makassar 30 3 Spinoza in Shtreimels: An Underground Seminar 53 4 Citizen Philosophers in Brazil 79 5 Word-Warriors: Philosophy in Mohawk Land 100 Part II 6 Diversity and Debate 139 Acknowledgments 189 Notes 193 Bibliography 205 Index 215
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Princeton University Press Nothing Less than Victory
Book SynopsisThe goal of war is to defeat the enemy's will to fight. But how this can be accomplished is a thorny issue. Nothing Less than Victory provocatively shows that aggressive, strategic military offenses can win wars and establish lasting peace, while defensive maneuvers have often led to prolonged carnage, indecision, and stalemate. Taking an ambitiousTrade Review"Lewis' analysis of war as a psychological struggle and 'clash of moral purposes' is lucid and forceful; it's especially telling in his incisive account of Sherman's march through Georgia, and especially provocative in his defense of the atomic bombings of Japan."--Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsList of Maps and Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Victory and the Moral Will to Fight 1 Chapter 1: "To Look without Flinching": The Greco-Persian Wars, 547-446 BC 11 Chapter 2: "Only One Omen Is Best": The Theban Wars, 382-362 BC 36 Chapter 3: "I Will Have My Opponent": The Second Punic War, 218-201 BC 68 Chapter 4: "A Prince Necessary Rather Than Good": The Campaigns of Aurelian, AD 270-275 109 Chapter 5: "The Hard Hand of War": Sherman's March through the American South, AD 1864-1865 141 Chapter 6: "The Balm for a Guilty Conscience": British Appeasement and the Prelude to World War II, AD 1919-1939 184 Chapter 7: "Gifts from Heaven": The American Victory over Japan, AD 1945 237 Conclusion: The Lessons of the Victories 286 Notes 295 Bibliography 323 Index 345
£25.20
Princeton University Press Teaching Plato in Palestine
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the 2015 Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction, Quebec Writers' Federation One of The Australian's Books of the Year 2015 (selected by Aminatta Forna) Longlisted for the 2016 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Arabic Culture in Other Languages "Engagingly anecdotal."--Peter Adamson, Times Literary Supplement "What unites [the classroom conversations] is [Fraenkel's] skill in the art of posing questions designed to perplex and provoke. He lets us overhear the Socratic form of dialogue that Plato invented and that Mr. Fraenkel practices much to his students' pleasure, and ours."--Benjamin Balint, Wall Street Journal "Fresh, iconoclastic, stimulating debates."--Kirkus "The author urges religious people who aren't bound by literalism, secularists who don't dismiss all religion as anachronism, and inquisitive types of all persuasions to try something. First, accept freedom of expression, recognize your fallibility and prepare yourself to revise received assumptions. And then plunge into debates about morality, faith, governance, rights and other matters that divide us ... the discussions you engage in, as suggested by his and his students' experiences, will likely broaden your horizons and nourish your intellect."--Rayyan Al-Shawaf, Toronto Star "If you read one book published this year, then you might make it Teaching Plato in Palestine: Philosophy in a Divided World."--Aminatta Forna, The Independent "Teaching Plato in Palestine is a slim, straightforward yet surprisingly rich work of philosophy that will intrigue the amateur as well as the expert."--Sarah Gustafson, Key Reporter "Carlos Fraenkel ... persuasively shows the value of philosophical work that engages the broader public and other cultures... Each [episode in the book] is beautifully described and the results are utterly captivating."--Daniel A. Bell, Literary Review of Canada "A refreshing perspective."--Frank Freeman, The Hedgehog Review "A lively, informative book."--Alexander Orwin, Claremont Review of Books "Fraenkel's commitment to democratizing philosophy is both authentic and admirable. His book reminds us that philosophy is a practice of educating citizens, a dialogical quest for mutual understanding. It is a timely reminder that engaging others over disputed values and beliefs requires not only skill in argument but also an openness toward different views and a commitment to the shared pursuit of truth. This remarkable experiment in practicing Socratic dialogue in a divided world proves that we need philosophy now more than ever, especially when ideology and nihilism threaten to undermine any ethical culture of debate."--Robert Sinnerbrink, Los Angeles Review of BooksTable of ContentsForeword by Michael Walzer ix Preface xiii Part I 1 Teaching Plato in Palestine 3 2 Teaching Maimonides in Makassar 30 3 Spinoza in Shtreimels: An Underground Seminar 53 4 Citizen Philosophers in Brazil 79 5 Word-Warriors: Philosophy in Mohawk Land 100 Part II 6 Diversity and Debate 139 Acknowledgments 189 Notes 193 Bibliography 205 Index 215
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Princeton University Press Nation Building
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Stein Rokkan Prize, European Consortium for Political Research""Co-Winner of the Barrington Moore Book Award, Comparative-Historical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association""In this fascinating account of state- and nation-building across time and space, Wimmer does a great job in convincing readers of the explanatory value of his theory."---Sean Mueller, Regional and Federal Studies"This is a book of profound and far-reaching significance for those wishing to understand how nations are built.—John Torpey, Sociological Forum"
£25.20
Pluto Press War No More
Book SynopsisEliminating the barriers to peaceTrade Review'A thoughtful and impassioned manifesto that challenges the morality, not just of scientists, but of leaders, decision-makers and citizens everywhere' -- New ScientistTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Introduction Of War And Its Weapons 1. The Diversity of Wars 2. The Nuclear Peril 3. Other Weapons Of Mass Destruction 4. 'Conventional' Weapons What Makes War More Likely? 5. Causes of War and the Role of Weapons 6. The Political System and its Leaders 7. Culture and Tradition 8. Resources: Territory and the Environment 9. Economic Factors: Globalisation and Poverty 10. War and Human Nature What Should Be Done To Eliminate War? 11. What Stops Countries from Going to War? 12. Preventing War: Arms Control 13. Preventing War: Promotion of International Well-Being and Peace Education 14. Organisations Involved in Prevention, Intervention and Conflict Resolution 15. Intervention and Conflict Resolution 16. Epilogue: Ending Conflict in the Nuclear Age Abbreviations and Acronyms Further Reading Index
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Pluto Press Beyond the Wire
Book SynopsisAnalyses the positive role that former prisoners can have in reconstructing communities in the wake of internal conflict.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Understanding Political Imprisonment: Northern Ireland and the International Context 2. Prisoner Release and Reintegration in the Northern Ireland Context 3. The History and Evolution of Former Prisoner Groups 4. Imprisonment and the Post-Imprisonment Experience 5. Residual Criminalisation and its Effects 6. Community and Conflict 7. Former Prisoners and the Practicalities of Conflict Transformation 8. Conclusion: Conflict Transformation and Reintegration Reconsidered? Notes Index
£72.25
Pluto Press Checkpoint Temple Church and Mosque
Book SynopsisA study of the contradictory role of religion in Sri Lanka as a force that is both stabilising whilst also acting as a source of conflict.Trade Review'Draws together an extraordinarily rich body of ethnographic research in Sri Lanka that challenges conventional wisdoms about religion and conflict. Exquisitely written and subtly argued this book is essential reading for practitioners and researchers engaged in the fields of development, conflict and religion' -- Jude Howell, Professor of International Development, London School of Economics'The substantive contributions of this book to our understanding of the intertwined life of war and peace are unparalleled and what is even more remarkable is their mode of thinking that privileges co-operative modes of work. An inspiring and deeply moving book' -- Veena Das, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Series Preface Acknowledgements Glossary and Acronyms 1. Introduction 2. The East as a Complex Religious Field 3. Land and Water, War and not War 4. Making Sacred Space 5. Conflict in the Plural 6. Boundary Politics, Religion and Peace-Building 7. Afterword: War’s End 8. Reflections Notes Bibliography Index
£72.25
Pluto Press Compensation to Palestinian Refugees and the
Book SynopsisA variety of contributors - Palestinian, Israeli, and international scholars -examine the topic of Palestinian refugee compensation.Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements 1. Introduction by Rex Brynen and Roula El-Rifai 2. Palestinian Negotiation Priorities on Reparations for Refugees - Leila Hilal 3. Compensation for Palestinian Refugees: an Israeli Perspective by Orit Gal 4. An Analysis of the Palestinian Refugees’ Right to Reparation under International Law with a Focus on the Right to Compensation by Lena El-Malak 5. The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine’s Records on Palestinian Refugee Property Losses by Michael Fischbach 6. Israel’s Policy Regarding Palestinian Refugee Real Estate Holdings: Israel’s State Records by Roby Nathanson and Hagar Tzameret- Kertcher 7. In Search of Information About Refugee Property Ownership by Elia Zureik and Jaber Suleiman 8. The Value of 1948 Palestinian Refugee Material Damages: An Estimate Based on International Standards by Thierry J. Senechal and Leila Hilal 9. The Typology of Palestinian Refugee Losses in 1948: A Balance Sheet Approach by Atif Kubursi 10. Implementation of an Agreed Solution for Palestinian Refugee Claims: Learning from the Experience of Other Claims Mechanisms by Norbert Wuehler and Heike Niebergall 11. Gender dimensions of redress for the Palestinian refugees by Megan Bradley and Roula El-Rifai 12. Redressing Internally Displaced Persons in Israel by Megan Bradley 13. Linking Palestinian Compensation Claims with Jewish Property Claims against Arab Countries by Michael Fischbach 14. Palestinian Refugee Compensation: Connections and Complexities by Rex Brynen 15. Beyond Compensation: Reparations, Transitional Justice and the Palestinian Refugee Question by Anne Massagee Index
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Pluto Press Feminist Solutions for Ending War
Book SynopsisWill war ever end? Feminists across the world are proving that they can oppose patriarchal capitalist violenceTrade Review‘So much of patriarchal political culture is sustained by the myth that war, like poverty, will always be with us. But as I read the grounded, energizing chapters of Mackenzie's and Wegner's engaging book, I realized that the unrealistic ones among us are actually those who perpetuate the myth of unending war’ -- Cynthia Enloe, author of 'The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy''Explains the deeply-rooted gendered realities of war and builds on intersectional feminist analyses to articulate diverse creative possibilities for peace. In our increasingly militarised world it challenges us to use our political imaginations to think differently' -- Kimberly Hutchings, Professor of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University, London'This collection shows that war is not a human inevitability, but a choice - a choice that states make over and over again. It offers intellectual and practical solidarity, and real tools for making other choices possible' -- Kenneth MacLeish, Associate Professor of Medicine, Health & Society and Anthropology at Vanderbilt UniversityTable of ContentsAbbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgements Introduction to Feminist Solutions to Ending War - Megan MacKenzie and Nicole Wegner 1. Giyira: Indigenous Women’s Knowing, Being and Doing as a Way to End War on Country - Jessica Russ-Smith, Lecturer, Australian Catholic University, Australia 2. One for All and All for One: Taking Collective Responsibility for Ending War and Sustaining Peace - Heidi Hudson, Professor of International Relations, University of the Free State, South Africa 3. Feminist Organising for Peace - Sarai B. Aharoni, Lecturer, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 4. Piecing-up Peace in Kashmir: Feminist Perspectives on Education for Peace - Shweta Singh, Assistant Professor, South Asian University, India & Diksha Poddar, Researcher, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India 5. Learn from Kurdish Women’s Liberation Movements to Imagine the Dissolution of the Nation-state System - Eda Gunyadin, Researcher, University of Sydney, Australia 6. Queer Our Vision of Security - Cai Wilkinson, Associate Professor in International Relations, Deakin University, Australia 7. Abolish Nuclear Weapons: Draw on Feminist, Queer and Indigenous Theory and Experiences to Support Movements to End Nuclear Weapons - Ray Acheson, Researcher at Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University, USA 8. Make Foreign Policies as if Black and Brown Lives Mattered - Yolande Bouka, Assistant Professor, Queen’s University, Canada 9. Draw on Ecofeminist and Indigenous Scholarship to Reimagine the Ways We Memorialise War - Sertan Saral, PHD Candidate, University of Sydney, Australia 10. Engage with Combatants as Interlocutors for Peace, Not Only as Authorities on Violence - Roxani Krystalli, Assistant Professor, University of St Andrews, Scotland 11. Recognise the Rights of Nature - Keina Yoshida, Research Officer in the Centre for Women, Peace, and Security, LSE, UK 12. Create Just, Inclusive Feminist Economies to Foster Sustainable Peace - Carol Cohn, Lecturer, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA & Claire Duncanson, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, UK 13. Change How Civilian Casualties are ‘Counted’ - Thomas Gregory, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland, New Zealand 14. Listen to Women When Creating Peace Initiatives - Laura J. Shepherd, Professor of International Relations, University of Sydney, Australia Notes on Contributors Index
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Pluto Press Losing Control
Book SynopsisNew, updated edition of the bestselling book that predicted post-9/11 global insecurityTrade Review'Outstanding ... combines a glimpse behind the security screens with a sharp analysis of the real global insecurities - growing inequality and unsustainability' -- 'New Internationalist''Paul Rogers is one of those dangerous people who can change your mind' -- Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, CB, FRAeS, Former Director, Royal United Services Institution for Defence Studies'A highly respected academic, absolutely committed to grassroots change' -- 'Peace News''No other book sets out so comprehensively the dangers attached to military security - described as 'unsustainable and self-defeating' - when fundamental rethinking about the real solutions to global insecurity is crucial' -- Bruce Kent, Vice-President of the CND'This fourth edition more clearly than ever demonstrates the connections between the neoliberal economy, environmental degradation and the false assumptions of security as a state rather than human-centred problem. This book makes the argument with clarity for a total rethink of how we live together' -- Jenny Pearce, Research Professor at the Latin America and Caribbean Centre, London School of Economics'With a magisterial overview of the last half century, this book offers a prophetic yet ultimately hopeful political and social challenge: to re-think economics, the environment and security for the sake of future generations. A compelling read, it is bold and realistic, principled and pragmatic' -- The Rt Revd Nicholas Baines, Bishop of Leeds'Paul Rogers tells it as it is. If you want to really understand the global security challenges we face, then read this book. His analysis is an urgent call to act against rampant inequalities, the diffusion of violence, ecological crisis, and the militarism that underpins a security paradigm of elite control' -- Nick Ritchie, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York'For twenty years now, the four editions of Losing Control have been analysing how the economic, environmental and security paradigms that dominate world politics have become increasingly brittle. Paul Rogers writes with realism, radicalism and, ultimately, with optimism' -- Michael Clarke, Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, UK'A passionate, personal and, above all, thought-provoking case for a fundamental rethink of international security in the 21st century. I would strongly recommend this book to new students of security and international affairs' -- Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General of Royal United Services Institute, UKTable of ContentsPreface Abbreviations 1. A Violent Peace 2. Learning from the Cold War 3. Taming the Jungle 4. A Different Security Paradigm 5. Losing Control 6. A War-Promoting Hydra 7. The Thirty-Year War 8. ISIS and After 9. Lost Decade 10. Future Possible Notes Bibliography Index
£21.84
Pluto Press Losing Control
Book SynopsisNew, updated edition of the bestselling book that predicted post-9/11 global insecurityTrade Review'Outstanding ... combines a glimpse behind the security screens with a sharp analysis of the real global insecurities - growing inequality and unsustainability' -- 'New Internationalist''Paul Rogers is one of those dangerous people who can change your mind' -- Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, CB, FRAeS, Former Director, Royal United Services Institution for Defence Studies'A highly respected academic, absolutely committed to grassroots change' -- 'Peace News''No other book sets out so comprehensively the dangers attached to military security - described as 'unsustainable and self-defeating' - when fundamental rethinking about the real solutions to global insecurity is crucial' -- Bruce Kent, Vice-President of the CND'This fourth edition more clearly than ever demonstrates the connections between the neoliberal economy, environmental degradation and the false assumptions of security as a state rather than human-centred problem. This book makes the argument with clarity for a total rethink of how we live together' -- Jenny Pearce, Research Professor at the Latin America and Caribbean Centre, London School of Economics'With a magisterial overview of the last half century, this book offers a prophetic yet ultimately hopeful political and social challenge: to re-think economics, the environment and security for the sake of future generations. A compelling read, it is bold and realistic, principled and pragmatic' -- The Rt Revd Nicholas Baines, Bishop of Leeds'Paul Rogers tells it as it is. If you want to really understand the global security challenges we face, then read this book. His analysis is an urgent call to act against rampant inequalities, the diffusion of violence, ecological crisis, and the militarism that underpins a security paradigm of elite control' -- Nick Ritchie, Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York'For twenty years now, the four editions of Losing Control have been analysing how the economic, environmental and security paradigms that dominate world politics have become increasingly brittle. Paul Rogers writes with realism, radicalism and, ultimately, with optimism' -- Michael Clarke, Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, UK'A passionate, personal and, above all, thought-provoking case for a fundamental rethink of international security in the 21st century. I would strongly recommend this book to new students of security and international affairs' -- Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director-General of Royal United Services Institute, UKTable of ContentsPreface Abbreviations 1. A Violent Peace 2. Learning from the Cold War 3. Taming the Jungle 4. A Different Security Paradigm 5. Losing Control 6. A War-Promoting Hydra 7. The Thirty-Year War 8. ISIS and After 9. Lost Decade 10. Future Possible Notes Bibliography Index
£72.25
Pluto Press Solidarity
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive history of US-Latin American solidarity from the Haitian Revolution to the present day.Trade Review'A masterful account of US and Latin American solidarity. Exploring multiple strands of 20th century internationalism and incisive in its argumentation, 'Solidarity' pushes us to think about what a radical, left internationalism might look like today' -- Lesley Gill, Professor of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University'An indispensable guide for how to be in a world dominated by a form of capitalism that is fast making its peace with fascism' -- Greg Grandin, New York University, author of 'Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City''A brilliant introduction to the history of Latin American solidarity movement building ... a jargon-free study of the struggle to build solidarity across borders in the Americas' -- Paul Ortiz, author of 'An African American and Latinx History of the United States''An extraordinarily important book. I know no one better equipped or positioned to examine this important stream of US politics' -- Adolph Reed, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. US Empire, Anti-Imperialism, and Revolution 2. The Caribbean under U.S. Occupation 3. The Cuban Revolution and the Cold War 4. South American Dictatorships and the Rise of Human Rights 5. Central American Solidarity in Reagan’s America 6. NAFTA, Fair Trade, and Globalization 7. Zapatistas and Global Justice 8. Corporate Campaigns and Sweatshop Activism Conclusion Notes Index
£19.99
Pluto Press Solidarity Latin America and the US Left in the
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive history of US-Latin American solidarity from the Haitian Revolution to the present day. Striffler engages with the latest cutting-edge critical literature on the rise of the human rights paradigm. The author is an accomplished Latin-Americanist & US Labour scholar, involved in Latin American solidarity for over two decades.Trade Review'An extraordinarily important book. I know no one better equipped or positioned to examine this important stream of US politics' -- Adolph Reed, University of Pennsylvania 'A brilliant introduction to the history of Latin American solidarity movement building, perfect for classrooms and workshops. Striffler has written a jargon-free study of the struggle to build solidarity across borders in the Americas' -- Paul Ortiz, author of 'An African American and Latinx History of the United States' 'An indispensable guide for how to be in a world dominated by a form of capitalism that is fast making its peace with fascism' -- Greg Grandin, New York University, author of 'Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City' 'A masterful account of US and Latin American solidarity. Exploring multiple strands of 20th century internationalism and incisive in its argumentation, Solidarity pushes us to think about what a radical, left internationalism might look like today' -- Lesley Gill, Professor of Anthropology, Vanderbilt UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. US Empire, Anti-Imperialism, and Revolution 2. The Caribbean Under US Occupation 3. The Cuban Revolution and the Cold War 4. South American Dictatorships and the Rise of Human Rights 5. Central American Solidarity in Reagan's America 6. NAFTA, Fair Trade, and Globalisation 7. Zapatistas and Global Justice 8. Corporate Campaigns and Sweatshop Activism Conclusion
£72.25
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peacebuilding
Book SynopsisPreventing violent conflicts and establishing comprehensive lasting peace in some of the world s most turbulent regions has become the new global imperative. But to be effective, peacebuilding must be a multilateral, not a unilateral process.Trade Review"Both practitioners and scholars of conflict resolution can benefit from this insightful book. Highly recommended."Choice"One can think of only a few works timelier than Sandole's Peacebuilding. This book is a must read for students of the IR and conflict resolution as well as practitioners in the field."Central European Journal of International and Security Studies"A very informative little book which will serve its purpose as a short textbook very well."Medicine, Conflict and Survival"Sandole rightly shows why and how the international community must implement long-term, holistic peacebuilding plans to successfully build robust and sustainable peace in areas threatened or torn apart by war and conflict. An outstanding and innovative book."Henryk J. Sokalski, Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations"The path to peace is long, convoluted and challenging, but this essential volume helps light the way."Charles F. Dambach, President and CEO, Alliance for Peacebuilding"Highly readable and insightful, Sandole's critique of the 'war on terror' alone is worth the price of the book."Dean G. Pruitt, Professor Emeritus at the University at Buffalo: The State University of New York"An indispensable resource for both practitioners and scholars seeking to understand how wars end and how to create and maintain the conditions for peace and stability."Clare Lockhart, Director, Institute for State Effectiveness (ISE), Washington, DCTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vi Prologue 1 1 Peacebuilding and the Global Problematique 7 2 Complex Problem Solving in Violent Conflicts 33 3 Improving the Record 76 4 Peacebuilding and the "Global War on Terror" 105 5 The US and the Future of Peacebuilding 138 Epilogue 182 Notes 187 References 204 Index 233
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Causes of War
Book SynopsisIn this book, David Sobek argues that there is no single explanation for war: factors leading to war in one case may well lead to peace in another. Understanding the onset of war, he contends, requires a movement away from single theories towards one that embraces the multi-faceted causes of war.Trade Review"Provides good summaries of a wide range of debates in conflict theory alongside a diverse array of historical material and case studies. The book commends itself to the attention of researchers, advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in the field of international relations theory, security studies and peace and conflict studies." Acta Politica "A fine overview of the major factors influencing decisions for interstate war – power, democratic peace, and trade – across different levels of analysis. The inclusion of frequent case applications and a discussion of civil war are bonuses." Paul F. Diehl, University of IllinoisTable of ContentsIntroduction. Section I: The Behavior of States. Chapter 1: The Power of States. Chapter 2: Liberal Pacifism. Section II: The Interaction of States. Chapter 3: The Balance of Power. Chapter 4: The Democratic Peace. Chapter 5: Trade and Peace. Section III: The International System. Chapter 6: The Systemic Distribution of Power. Chapter 7: The Rise and Fall of States. Section IV: Changes and Conclusion. Chapter 8: Conflict with Non-State Actors. Chapter 9: Conclusion. References
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peace Operations
Book Synopsis* This second, fully revised and expanded edition of Diehl and Balas s successful text, expertly guides students through the complexities of peace operations in a focused, engaging and authoritative way.Trade Review"Comprehensive in scope, and up to date in its coverage, this book provides an excellent account of the development of international peacebuilding and peacekeeping operations. It shows how these operations have emerged and changed over time and provides vital context for understanding contemporary challenges and new developments. It also offers new ways of evaluating international efforts to build stable peace in some of the world�s most difficult and dangerous places. New students and old hands alike will benefit from reading this important new volume." Alex Bellamy, Griffith University "With what is more than an updated historical primer on peace operations, Diehl and Balas have done a masterful job of differentiating peacekeeping and peacebuilding, synthesizing the most recent quantitative findings on correlates of success and identifying the future challenges for policymakers. All is accomplished in a highly accessible book." Karen A. Mingst, University of Kentucky"This book by Paul Diehl and Alexandru Balas provides comprehensive and thought-provoking coverage of the contemporary practice of peace operations. Through a combination of academic insights and historical examples, the authors synthesise the evolution of peace operations and critically asses their record since the creation of the United Nations. Diehl and Balas have not chosen the easy path of simply providing a copy of the first edition of this book, published in 2008. Instead, the authors clearly take stock of the constantly morphing nature of peace operations. The synthesising capacity of this book makes it a strong resource for scholars to draw from and further build upon. Its combination of theory and practice will have the reader return to this book time and time again, making it a must-have for every scholar studying peace operations."Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vi 1 Introduction 1 2 The Historical Evolution and Record of Peace Operations 28 3 The Organization of Peace Operations 81 4 The Success and Failure of Peace Operations 141 5 Ten Challenges for Future Peace Operations 189 Appendix: Peace Operations 1948–2012 220 Notes 227 References and Suggested Readings 230 Index 242
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peace Operations
Book Synopsis* This second, fully revised and expanded edition of Diehl and Balas s successful text, expertly guides students through the complexities of peace operations in a focused, engaging and authoritative way.Trade Review"Comprehensive in scope, and up to date in its coverage, this book provides an excellent account of the development of international peacebuilding and peacekeeping operations. It shows how these operations have emerged and changed over time and provides vital context for understanding contemporary challenges and new developments. It also offers new ways of evaluating international efforts to build stable peace in some of the world�s most difficult and dangerous places. New students and old hands alike will benefit from reading this important new volume." Alex Bellamy, Griffith University "With what is more than an updated historical primer on peace operations, Diehl and Balas have done a masterful job of differentiating peacekeeping and peacebuilding, synthesizing the most recent quantitative findings on correlates of success and identifying the future challenges for policymakers. All is accomplished in a highly accessible book." Karen A. Mingst, University of Kentucky"This book by Paul Diehl and Alexandru Balas provides comprehensive and thought-provoking coverage of the contemporary practice of peace operations. Through a combination of academic insights and historical examples, the authors synthesise the evolution of peace operations and critically asses their record since the creation of the United Nations. Diehl and Balas have not chosen the easy path of simply providing a copy of the first edition of this book, published in 2008. Instead, the authors clearly take stock of the constantly morphing nature of peace operations. The synthesising capacity of this book makes it a strong resource for scholars to draw from and further build upon. Its combination of theory and practice will have the reader return to this book time and time again, making it a must-have for every scholar studying peace operations."Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vi 1 Introduction 1 2 The Historical Evolution and Record of Peace Operations 28 3 The Organization of Peace Operations 81 4 The Success and Failure of Peace Operations 141 5 Ten Challenges for Future Peace Operations 189 Appendix: Peace Operations 1948–2012 220 Notes 227 References and Suggested Readings 230 Index 242
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peace Agreements Finding Solutions to Intrastate
Book SynopsisSince 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.Trade Review"For as long as there has been war, there have been attempts to reach peace agreements. But our knowledge of peace accords (what works and what doesn’t) is surprisingly patchy. Caspersen addresses this problem with a detailed and convincing comparative study that systematically analyses post-Cold War peace accords. The book will become a standard point of reference for many years to come and will be a staple on reading lists." - Roger Mac Ginty, University of Manchester "A substantive, in-depth analysis, which offers extremely insightful lessons that will be of great value to students and practitioners of peace processes alike." - Stefan Wolff, University of BirminghamTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Content 1. Territory 2. Security 3. Power 4. Justice 5. A Post-Cold War Blueprint for Peace? Part 2: Context and Process 6. Internal Dynamics - A Right Time for Peace 7. External Involvement - Opportunities and Constraints Conclusion
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peace Agreements Finding Solutions to Intrastate
Book SynopsisSince 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.Trade Review"For as long as there has been war, there have been attempts to reach peace agreements. But our knowledge of peace accords (what works and what doesn�t) is surprisingly patchy. Caspersen addresses this problem with a detailed and convincing comparative study that systematically analyses post-Cold War peace accords. The book will become a standard point of reference for many years to come and will be a staple on reading lists." Roger Mac Ginty, University of Manchester "A substantive, in-depth analysis, which offers extremely insightful lessons that will be of great value to students and practitioners of peace processes alike." Stefan Wolff, University of BirminghamTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Content 1. Territory 2. Security 3. Power 4. Justice 5. A Post-Cold War Blueprint for Peace? Part 2: Context and Process 6. Internal Dynamics - A Right Time for Peace 7. External Involvement - Opportunities and Constraints Conclusion
£16.14
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Preventing Deadly Conflict
Book SynopsisConflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system.Trade Review"The publication of Preventing Deadly Conflict by I. William Zartman is a valuable addition to this crucially important field. He has been a leading scholar in this field for years and has made fundamental contributions. This book will have much value for years to come." David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York "In this very timely work, Bill Zartman argues that the mechanisms to head off and contain potentially deadly conflicts in the world have to date been largely effective. But sustainable prevention in a fast changing world demands that they be constantly reinforced, improved, and adapted, and negative containment needs to give way to positive solution searches. Rich with real-world references, Preventing Deadly Conflict explains the why and the how of more effective practice." Mark Anstey, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Fatal Attraction of Prevention 1. The Inevitability and Value of Conflict 2. The Ubiquity of Prevention 3. Norms for Long-term Prevention 4. Mechanisms of Mid-term Prevention 5. Methods of Pre-Crisis Prevention 6. Means of Late (And Earliest) Post-Crisis Prevention 7. Conclusions: The Elusive Quest for Prevention Notes Suggestions for Further Reading
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Preventing Deadly Conflict
Book SynopsisConflict is inherent to all human and inter-state relations, but it is not inevitable. Since the end of the Cold-War, the prevention of conflict escalation into violence through management and resolution has become a fundamental objective of the international system.Trade Review"The publication of Preventing Deadly Conflict by I. William Zartman is a valuable addition to this crucially important field. He has been a leading scholar in this field for years and has made fundamental contributions. This book will have much value for years to come." David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York "In this very timely work, Bill Zartman argues that the mechanisms to head off and contain potentially deadly conflicts in the world have to date been largely effective. But sustainable prevention in a fast changing world demands that they be constantly reinforced, improved, and adapted, and negative containment needs to give way to positive solution searches. Rich with real-world references, Preventing Deadly Conflict explains the why and the how of more effective practice." Mark Anstey, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Fatal Attraction of Prevention 1. The Inevitability and Value of Conflict 2. The Ubiquity of Prevention 3. Norms for Long-term Prevention 4. Mechanisms of Mid-term Prevention 5. Methods of Pre-Crisis Prevention 6. Means of Late (And Earliest) Post-Crisis Prevention 7. Conclusions: The Elusive Quest for Prevention Notes Suggestions for Further Reading
£14.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd When Conflict Resolution Fails
Book SynopsisBringing warring parties to the negotiating table is the aim of any peace process. But what happens when those negotiations falter and conflict resolution fails? Is everything lost or are there prospects for meaningful change in even the most intractable of conflicts? In this insightful book, leading scholar-practitioner in conflict resolution Oliver Ramsbotham explores the phenomenon of radical disagreement as the main impediment to negotiation, problem solving and dialogue between conflict parties. Taking as his focus the long-running and seemingly irresolvable conflict between Israel and Palestine, he shows how what is needed in these circumstances is not less radical disagreement, but more. Only by understanding what is blocking the way and by promoting collective strategic engagement within, across and between the groups involved, can deadlock be transformed. Rich in detail and accessibly written, this book introduces a new and as yet relatively unexplored Trade Review�This well-informed and nuanced analysis offers one of the most incisive treatments of the Israel/Palestine conflict available. Among books in the field, there is really nothing quite like it.� Alan Dowty, University of Notre Dame �When Conflict Resolution Fails extends Ramsbotham�s groundbreaking work on �radical disagreement�. Using the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as its main case, it describes a form of �extended conflict resolution�, built around ideas and practices of �strategic engagement�, that challenges our understanding of the role of third parties and proposes what may be, ethically, the outer limits of conflict resolution itself. An important and necessarily sobering book.� Kevin Avruch, George Mason University Table of ContentsPART I ARGUMENT CHAPTER 1 LESSONS FROM THE FRONTIERS OF FAILURE Conflict Resolution and Second Order Social Learning CHAPTER 2 CONFLICT RESOLUTON AND ITS ENEMIES The World in 2015: Trends in global violence CHAPTER 3 WHY CONFLICT RESOLUTION FAILS Linguistic intractability and radical disagreement CHAPTER 4 AN ALTERNATIVE TO NEGOTIATION AND DIALOGUE Engaging radical disagreement in intractable conflict PART II CASE STUDY CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR POSSESSORS Why should Israel give up anything? CHAPTER 6 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR CHALLENGERS How can Palestinians transform the status quo? CHAPTER 7 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT The Israeli Strategic Forum, the Palestine Strategy Group, and the Palestinian Citizens Of Israel Group CHAPTER 8 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR THIRD PARTIES Principled Negotiation, Strategic Negotiation and the Kerry Initiative PART III IMPLICATIONS CHAPTER 9 EXTENDED CONFLICT RESOLUTION Other phases, other levels, other conflicts CHAPTER 10 EXPLORING RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Taking agonistic dialogue seriously CHAPTER 11 UNDERSTANDING RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Is there a theory of radical disagreement? CHAPTER 12 LIVING WITH RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Facing an agonistic future
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd When Conflict Resolution Fails
Book SynopsisBringing warring parties to the negotiating table is the aim of any peace process. But what happens when those negotiations falter and conflict resolution fails? Is everything lost or are there prospects for meaningful change in even the most intractable of conflicts? In this insightful book, leading scholar-practitioner in conflict resolution Oliver Ramsbotham explores the phenomenon of radical disagreement as the main impediment to negotiation, problem solving and dialogue between conflict parties. Taking as his focus the long-running and seemingly irresolvable conflict between Israel and Palestine, he shows how what is needed in these circumstances is not less radical disagreement, but more. Only by understanding what is blocking the way and by promoting collective strategic engagement within, across and between the groups involved, can deadlock be transformed. Rich in detail and accessibly written, this book introduces a new and as yet relatively unexplored Trade Review�This well-informed and nuanced analysis offers one of the most incisive treatments of the Israel/Palestine conflict available. Among books in the field, there is really nothing quite like it.� Alan Dowty, University of Notre Dame �When Conflict Resolution Fails extends Ramsbotham�s groundbreaking work on �radical disagreement�. Using the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as its main case, it describes a form of �extended conflict resolution�, built around ideas and practices of �strategic engagement�, that challenges our understanding of the role of third parties and proposes what may be, ethically, the outer limits of conflict resolution itself. An important and necessarily sobering book.� Kevin Avruch, George Mason University Table of ContentsPART I ARGUMENT CHAPTER 1 LESSONS FROM THE FRONTIERS OF FAILURE Conflict Resolution and Second Order Social Learning CHAPTER 2 CONFLICT RESOLUTON AND ITS ENEMIES The World in 2015: Trends in global violence CHAPTER 3 WHY CONFLICT RESOLUTION FAILS Linguistic intractability and radical disagreement CHAPTER 4 AN ALTERNATIVE TO NEGOTIATION AND DIALOGUE Engaging radical disagreement in intractable conflict PART II CASE STUDY CHAPTER 5 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR POSSESSORS Why should Israel give up anything? CHAPTER 6 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR CHALLENGERS How can Palestinians transform the status quo? CHAPTER 7 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT The Israeli Strategic Forum, the Palestine Strategy Group, and the Palestinian Citizens Of Israel Group CHAPTER 8 STRATEGIC THINKING FOR THIRD PARTIES Principled Negotiation, Strategic Negotiation and the Kerry Initiative PART III IMPLICATIONS CHAPTER 9 EXTENDED CONFLICT RESOLUTION Other phases, other levels, other conflicts CHAPTER 10 EXPLORING RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Taking agonistic dialogue seriously CHAPTER 11 UNDERSTANDING RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Is there a theory of radical disagreement? CHAPTER 12 LIVING WITH RADICAL DISAGREEMENT Facing an agonistic future
£16.14
University of British Columbia Press The Paradoxes of Peacebuilding Post911
Book SynopsisWhat kind of peace is possible in the post-9/11 world? Is sustainable peace an illusion in a world where foreign military interventions are replacing peace negotiations as starting points for postwar reconstruction? Grappling with these questions, this book presents six provocative case studies authored by respected peacebuilding practitioners in their own societies.Table of ContentsPreface1 Introduction: What kind of peace is possible in the post-9/11 era? / Stephen Baranyi2 Peace in Guatemala: Settling for what seems possible of aiming for what is desirable / Gabriel Aguilera Peralta3 Decentralization and sustainable peacebuilding in Mozambique: Bringing the elements together again / Eduardo J. Sitoe and Carolina Hunguana4 Local governance and sustainable peace: the Haitian case / Hérard Jadotte and Yves-François Pierre5 Palestine 1993-2006: Failed peacebuilding, insecurity and poor governance / Khalil Shikaki6 Afghanistan: What kind of peace? The role of rural development in peacebuilding / Omar Zakhilwal and Jane Murphy Thomas7 Transition from Civil War to Peace: Challenges for Peace-building in Sri Lanka / Jayadeva Uyangoda8 The fate of former combatants in Guatemala: Spoilers or agents for change? / Wenche Hauge and Beate Thoresen9 Fighting for peace? Former combatants and the Afghan peace process / Arne Strand10 Considering the international DDR experience and spoiling: Lessons for Palestine / Pamela Scholey and Khalil Shikaki11 Conclusions / Stephen Baranyi and Kristiana PowellReferencesIndex
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