Peace studies and conflict resolution Books
Ohio University Press Captured Peace Elites and Peacebuilding in El
Book SynopsisThe most comprehensive, up-to-date book on Salvadoran politics of the last twenty-five years.Trade Review“Those who study El Salvador closely recognize more deeply the limitations of the peace accords in transforming its politics, economics, and society. This book does a fabulous job explaining how the peace accords failed in several important ways primarily because of the intransigence of local elites…Christine Wade has produced the most comprehensive, up-to-date book on Salvadoran politics of the last twenty-five years.”“[Wade] effectively uses the concept of ‘compromised peacebuilding’ from the work of Michael Barnett and Christoph Zürcher1 to guide her analysis of how ‘state and local elites are able to redirect the distribution of assistance so that it maximizes their interests’…Could the elite capture of the Salvadoran peace process have been otherwise? Wade draws several important lessons.” * Latin American Research Review *“There is no other book like this on the market…It would not surprise me if, after reading this book, scholars working on postwar El Salvador adopted the phrase ‘captured peace’ to refer to the period.”
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New Village Press Acting Together I Performance and the Creative
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Acting Together places before us the human story unfolding. It invites us to penetrate through the mask to the source and the vibrating essence of voice on the journey to find our way back to humanity." -- John Paul Lederach, Professor of International Peacebuilding, University of Notre Dame"An invaluable resource for the community of practitioners, students, scholars, and activists who are interested in the role of the arts in overcoming the worst of contemporary violence, war, and disaster." -- James Thompson, Professor of Applied and Social Theatre, University of Manchester"Thanks to the vision and the courageous creativity of the theatre artists across the world who have been willing to share their practice, we in Northern Ireland have new tools to help us excavate our truths and our troubled pasts, to speak to them and to dare to envision a future where our broken world will be healed." -- Pauline Ross, Artistic Director, Derry Playhouse, Northern Ireland"This publication is long overdue and will serve theatre students, directors, foundations, community-based theatres, and artist-based theatres as a much-needed guide to the complex, multilayered world of intercultural performance and conflict resolution." -- Frank Hentschker, Executive Director, Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, The CUNY Graduate Center"A significant addition to an emerging field of expertise―performance and conflict. It is difficult not to be inspired by the sheer diversity and versatility of the practices explored." -- Michael Balfour, Chair in Applied and Social Theatre, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia"Acting Together will shift perspectives and change lives. It could transform the trajectory of human conflicts." -- Dr. Michelle LeBaron, University of British Columbia School of Law, Canada"For the first time, the anthology and the Acting Together project provide a platform for peace-building artists to connect and to reflect on their work together with other scholars and practitioners. That in itself is already a significant achievement of the editors and curators of this complex and fascinating collection." -- Serge Loode, Applied Theatre Research
£16.14
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Aftermath The Fallout of War America and the
Book SynopsisPublished in conjunction with a major exhibition, Aftermath: The Fallout of War - America and the Middle East captures the response of artists to the impact of war on people and their environments. The collection of photographs, essays, and poems offers an immersion in the human costs of war, revealing the toll war takes on individuals and families.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Intervention and Statebuilding
Book SynopsisThis innovative Handbook offers a new perspective on the cutting-edge conceptual advances that have shaped â and continue to shape â the field of intervention and statebuilding.Trade Review‘Starting from the premise that international statebuilding efforts over the past three decades have relied on flawed theoretical assumptions and failed to achieve many of their objectives, this Handbook is a cornucopia of critical analyses and perspectives. With an emphasis on peace and conflict, it encompasses a wide array of international interventions where statebuilding is a component, like peacebuilding, military intervention, counterinsurgency, security sector reform, civilian protection, transitional justice, development and humanitarian action.’Table of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction to the Handbook on Intervention and Statebuilding: moving beyond the current orthodoxy 1 Nicolas Lemay-Hébert 2 Intervention and statebuilding beyond the human 10 David Chandler 3 Knowledge, expertise and the politics of intervention and statebuilding 19 Berit Bliesemann de Guevara and Roland Kostić 4 Post-conflict reconstruction, the local, and the Indigenous 30 Elisa Randazzo 5 Data in the context of intervention and statebuilding 41 Isabel Rocha de Siqueira 6 The ambiguity of statebuilding 50 Florian P. Kühn 7 International statebuilding interventions and the politics of scale 61 Shahar Hameiri and Fabio Scarpello 8 Intervening in a diverse world: revisiting the ‘problem’ of difference in international statebuilding 71 Pol Bargués-Pedreny and Xavier Mathieu 9 Decolonial ‘interventions’? Potentials and challenges of decolonial perspectives 82 Philipp Lottholz 10 Democracy promotion and statebuilding 93 Sonja Grimm 11 Post-conflict statebuilding as contentious politics 104 Outi Donovan 12 State formation in the context of hybrid political orders 113 Volker Boege 13 The everyday politics of international intervention 124 Janosch Neil Kullenberg 14 Non-state actors, service delivery and statebuilding 137 Claire Mcloughlin 15 Clear, hold, build … a ‘local’ state: counterinsurgency and territorial orders in Somalia 151 Louise Wiuff Moe 16 International political sociology of interventions 161 Médéric Martin-Mazé 17 From international justice and statebuilding to international justice as statebuilding 175 Sara Dezalay 18 Mapping the nexus of transitional justice and peacebuilding 184 Catherine Baker and Jelena Obradovic-Wochnik 19 Civilian protection in the context of interventions 198 Cecilia Jacob 20 The spatial dimensions of statebuilding 210 Annika Björkdahl and Stefanie Kappler 21 The temporal dimension in the study of interventions 220 Róisín Read and Roger Mac Ginty 22 Statebuilding and narrative 231 Josefin Graef and Raquel da Silva 23 Myths and the international politics of intervention and statebuilding 240 Berit Bliesemann de Guevara and Catherine Goetze 24 Cyber security: states, development and intervention 249 Kristan Stoddart 25 The plain drone, the armed drone and human security 260 Astri Suhrke 26 New forms of intervention: the case of humanitarian refugee biometrics 270 Katja Lindskov Jacobsen 27 Transnational environmental crime: from securitization to intervention and statebuilding 282 Lorraine Elliott 28 The aid bunker: security risk management in conflict zones 294 Florian Weigand 29 From gendered war to gendered peace? Feminist perspectives on international intervention in sites of conflict 303 Maria O’Reilly 30 Romanticising the locals and the externals? Identifying challenges to a gendered SSR 314 Nina Wilén 31 The political economy of gender and peacebuilding 323 Yasmin Chilmeran and Jacqui True Index 339
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Peace Entrepreneurs and Social Entrepreneurship
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: peace entrepreneurship, life narratives, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 1 Amalya Oliver-Lumerman, Yosepha Tabib-Calif, Tammar B. Zilber, Tammy Rubel-Lifschitz, and Haneen Sameer Magadlah 1 Jewish–Arabic collaboration through education 17 Amin Khalaf 2 No one can conquer you because when you are free inside, you live in peace 29 Bassam Aramin 3 Peace, a mission for generations 50 Eliaz Cohen 4 A Jewish radical 68 Gershon Baskin 5 Small initiatives with great impact 88 Ghadeer Hani 6 The freedom to choose 102 Hadassah Froman 7 No one can occupy my heart, my mind, and my identity 113 Huda Abu Arqoub 8 To solve the puzzle 126 Khaled Abu Awwad 9 To make a change, we must be willing to change 143 Shiri Levinas 10 A life of peace is not whole: peace is not whole – it is broken 163 Yakir Englander 11 I am me because Arik was Arik 181 Yitzhak Frankenthal 12 Discussion: peace entrepreneurship – insights and reflections 202 Haneen Sameer Magadlah, Tammy Rubel-Lifschitz, Yosepha Tabib-Calif, Amalya Oliver-Lumerman, and Tammar B. Zilber Glossary 223 References 243
£30.35
Edward Elgar Publishing Teaching Peace and Conflict Studies
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in
Book SynopsisWritten by top practitioner-scholars who bring a critical yet empathetic eye to the topic, this textbook provides a comprehensive look at peace and violence in seven world religions. Offers a clear and systematic narrative with coverage of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Native American religions Introduces a different religion and its sacred texts in each chapter; discusses ideas of peace, war, nonviolence, and permissible violence; recounts historical responses to violence; and highlights individuals within the tradition working toward peace and justice Examines concepts within their religious context for a better understanding of the values, motivations, and ethics involved Includes student-friendly pedagogical features, such as enriching end-of-chapter critiques by practitioners of other traditions, definitions of key terms, discussion questions, and further reading sections Trade Review‘Peacemaking’s approach makes it ideal for peace activists, people working on interreligious dialogue, undergraduates studying comparative religion, and even laypeople. It is both a realistic book and a very hopeful book… Omar and Duffey have taken a commendable first step in putting the possibility of peace front and center.’ (Jason Wyman, Fellowship, Vol. 81 No. 1-6).Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1Irfan A. Omar and Michael K. Duffey 1 Jihad and Nonviolence in the Islamic Tradition 9Irfan A. Omar Overview of the Islamic tradition 10 Ways of Understanding Violence and Nonviolence 13 Jihad in the Qur’an 15 Peacemaking and the challenge of violence 21 Nonviolent Activism: Key Muslim Figures 26 Conclusion 33 Questions for Discussion 35 Notes 35 References 36 Further Reading 38 Muslim Peacemaking and Civil Rights Organizations/Resources 39 Glossary 40 1.1 A Confucian Response 41Sin Yee Chan 1.2 A Jewish Response 44Joshua Ezra Burns 2 Christianity: From Peacemaking to Violence and Home Again 47Michael K. Duffey Who was Jesus? 49 Jesus, Nonviolence, and Peacemaking 50 A Brief History of Christian Nonviolence and Violence 55 Christian conscience 63 Peace through Nonviolence 65 Conclusion 69 Questions for discussion 70 Notes 70 References 72 Further Reading 73 2.1 A Buddhist Response 75Eleanor Rosch 2.2 A Muslim Response 80Irfan A. Omar 3 Jewish Ideologies of Peace and Peacemaking 83Joshua Ezra Burns What is Judaism? 84 Jewish Terms for Peace and Peacemaking 87 War and Peace in the Hebrew Scriptures 90 Pacifism in the Rabbinic Tradition 92 The State of Israel 95 Pursuing Peace 98 Conclusions and Future Prospects 101 Questions for Discussion 102 References 102 Further Reading 104 Glossary 105 3.1 A Christian Response 107Michael K. Duffey 3.2 A Native American Response 109Tink Tinker 4 From Sincerity of Thought to Peace “All Under Heaven” (Tianxia �Vº): The Confucian Stance on Peace and Violence 112Sin Yee Chan Introduction to Confucianism 113 Meanings of peace 117 Peace on the ground 120 Violence and war 122 Conclusion 129 Questions for discussion 130 Notes 131 References 132 Further reading 133 Glossary 134 4.1 A Buddhist Response 135Eleanor Rosch 4.2 A Jewish Response 139Joshua Ezra Burns 5 “Peace is the Strongest Force in the World”: Buddhist Paths to Peacemaking and Nonviolence 142Eleanor Rosch Overview of Buddhism 143 Historical Development of the Meanings of Peace, Nonviolence, and War 149 Moral Teachings Regarding Violence and Nonviolence 152 History of Buddhism’s Responses to Violence 154 Emerging Innovative Peacemaking Practices 158 Conclusions: What in Buddhism Provides the Means for Nonviolent Peacemaking? 161 Questions for Discussion 164 Notes 165 References 166 Further Reading 167 Buddhist Peacemaking Organizations and Resources 169 Glossary 170 5.1 A Hindu Response 173Kalpana Mohanty 5.2 A Native American Response 175Tink Tinker 6 Peacemaking and Nonviolence in the Hindu Tradition 178Kalpana Mohanty Introduction to the Hindu tradition 179 Peace, war, and nonviolence 180 Hinduism’s Response to Violence 182 Traditional Methods of Conflict Resolution 184 Mohandas K. Gandhi and the Satyagraha Movement 185 Practices and Disciplines that Contribute to Peacemaking 188 Hindu Peace Groups and Organizations 189 Innovative and Emerging Peacemaking Practices 190 Hindu Saints and Seminal Thinkers 192 Conclusion 195 Questions for Discussion 196 Notes 196 References 196 Further Reading 197 Hindu Peace Organizations 198 Glossary 198 6.1 A Christian Response 200Michael K. Duffey 6.2 A Muslim Response 202Irfan A. Omar 7 The Irrelevance of euro]christian Dichotomies for Indigenous Peoples: Beyond Nonviolence to a Vision of Cosmic Balance 206Tink Tinker Religion 207 Balance as Reciprocal Dualism 210 Warfare 210 Nonviolence as Incompatible 215 World Incommensurability: the Dissimilitude of Otherness 216 Relationship = Less Extraneous Violence 219 Questions for discussion 220 Notes 221 References 223 Further reading 224 7.1 A Confucian Response 226Sin Yee Chan 7.2 A Hindu Response 230Kalpana Mohanty Conclusion 232Irfan A. Omar and Michael K. Duffey Index 236
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Peacemaking and the Challenge of Violence in
Book SynopsisWritten by top practitioner-scholars who bring a critical yet empathetic eye to the topic, this textbook provides a comprehensive look at peace and violence in seven world religions. Offers a clear and systematic narrative with coverage of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Native American religions Introduces a different religion and its sacred texts in each chapter; discusses ideas of peace, war, nonviolence, and permissible violence; recounts historical responses to violence; and highlights individuals within the tradition working toward peace and justice Examines concepts within their religious context for a better understanding of the values, motivations, and ethics involved Includes student-friendly pedagogical features, such as enriching end-of-chapter critiques by practitioners of other traditions, definitions of key terms, discussion questions, and further reading sections Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Introduction 1Irfan A. Omar and Michael K. Duffey 1 Jihad and Nonviolence in the Islamic Tradition 9Irfan A. Omar Overview of the Islamic tradition 10 Ways of Understanding Violence and Nonviolence 13 Jihad in the Qur’an 15 Peacemaking and the challenge of violence 21 Nonviolent Activism: Key Muslim Figures 26 Conclusion 33 Questions for Discussion 35 Notes 35 References 36 Further Reading 38 Muslim Peacemaking and Civil Rights Organizations/Resources 39 Glossary 40 1.1 A Confucian Response 41Sin Yee Chan 1.2 A Jewish Response 44Joshua Ezra Burns 2 Christianity: From Peacemaking to Violence and Home Again 47Michael K. Duffey Who was Jesus? 49 Jesus, Nonviolence, and Peacemaking 50 A Brief History of Christian Nonviolence and Violence 55 Christian conscience 63 Peace through Nonviolence 65 Conclusion 69 Questions for discussion 70 Notes 70 References 72 Further Reading 73 2.1 A Buddhist Response 75Eleanor Rosch 2.2 A Muslim Response 80Irfan A. Omar 3 Jewish Ideologies of Peace and Peacemaking 83Joshua Ezra Burns What is Judaism? 84 Jewish Terms for Peace and Peacemaking 87 War and Peace in the Hebrew Scriptures 90 Pacifism in the Rabbinic Tradition 92 The State of Israel 95 Pursuing Peace 98 Conclusions and Future Prospects 101 Questions for Discussion 102 References 102 Further Reading 104 Glossary 105 3.1 A Christian Response 107Michael K. Duffey 3.2 A Native American Response 109Tink Tinker 4 From Sincerity of Thought to Peace “All Under Heaven” (Tianxia “V‰º): The Confucian Stance on Peace and Violence 112Sin Yee Chan Introduction to Confucianism 113 Meanings of peace 117 Peace on the ground 120 Violence and war 122 Conclusion 129 Questions for discussion 130 Notes 131 References 132 Further reading 133 Glossary 134 4.1 A Buddhist Response 135Eleanor Rosch 4.2 A Jewish Response 139Joshua Ezra Burns 5 “Peace is the Strongest Force in the World”: Buddhist Paths to Peacemaking and Nonviolence 142Eleanor Rosch Overview of Buddhism 143 Historical Development of the Meanings of Peace, Nonviolence, and War 149 Moral Teachings Regarding Violence and Nonviolence 152 History of Buddhism’s Responses to Violence 154 Emerging Innovative Peacemaking Practices 158 Conclusions: What in Buddhism Provides the Means for Nonviolent Peacemaking? 161 Questions for Discussion 164 Notes 165 References 166 Further Reading 167 Buddhist Peacemaking Organizations and Resources 169 Glossary 170 5.1 A Hindu Response 173Kalpana Mohanty 5.2 A Native American Response 175Tink Tinker 6 Peacemaking and Nonviolence in the Hindu Tradition 178Kalpana Mohanty Introduction to the Hindu tradition 179 Peace, war, and nonviolence 180 Hinduism’s Response to Violence 182 Traditional Methods of Conflict Resolution 184 Mohandas K. Gandhi and the Satyagraha Movement 185 Practices and Disciplines that Contribute to Peacemaking 188 Hindu Peace Groups and Organizations 189 Innovative and Emerging Peacemaking Practices 190 Hindu Saints and Seminal Thinkers 192 Conclusion 195 Questions for Discussion 196 Notes 196 References 196 Further Reading 197 Hindu Peace Organizations 198 Glossary 198 6.1 A Christian Response 200Michael K. Duffey 6.2 A Muslim Response 202Irfan A. Omar 7 The Irrelevance of euro]christian Dichotomies for Indigenous Peoples: Beyond Nonviolence to a Vision of Cosmic Balance 206Tink Tinker Religion 207 Balance as Reciprocal Dualism 210 Warfare 210 Nonviolence as Incompatible 215 World Incommensurability: the Dissimilitude of Otherness 216 Relationship = Less Extraneous Violence 219 Questions for discussion 220 Notes 221 References 223 Further reading 224 7.1 A Confucian Response 226Sin Yee Chan 7.2 A Hindu Response 230Kalpana Mohanty Conclusion 232Irfan A. Omar and Michael K. Duffey Index 236
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The IsraelPalestine Conflict
Book SynopsisThe Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories provides non-specialist readers with an introduction and historical overview of the issues that have characterized and defined 130 years of the still unresolved Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Provides a fresh attempt to break away from polemical approaches that have undermined academic discussion and political debates Focuses on a series of core arguments that the author considers essentially unwinnable Introduces readers to the major historiographical debates sparked by the dispute Encourages readers to consider more useful ways of explaining and understanding the conflict, and to go beyond trying to prove who is right' and wrong' This volume suggests a fresh and original interpretation to the history of the Arab Israeli conflict. Caplan juggles skillfully and even-handedly between the two narratives, reflecting the parties' own views without embracing the cause of any party.Trade Review"Caplan provides a brisk and balanced account of [the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict]. But he also maneuvers deftly between and above the Arab and Zionist narratives and helpfully defines the main historiographical disputes that keep scholars arguing—included loaded terminology like 'terrorism' and 'resistance.' [His book] looks at the core arguments 'that seem to deadlock protagonists and historians alike,' explaining cogently why the conflict has not yet been resolved—and why it may never be." (Ian Black, Literary Hub, 2017) "Several of the methodological and analytical chapters (i.e. those dealing with 'missed opportunities' and 'obstacles to a settlement') are insightful and very helpful. More important, the substantial core of his book demonstrates that through the layers of propaganda, advocacy and sheer hostility an honest, professional historian can still decipher the code of lsraeli Palestinian relations and convey it to his readers." (Bustan: The Middle East Book Review, 2011) "This is the best book I have seen for use as a text for introductory course on the conflict. Instead of overwhelming students with names, dates, and events, it presents the most important concepts of each stage of the conflict, and connects them to the key issues in contention." (Professor Paul L. Scham, 2011) "The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories provides an impressive, balanced, and comprehensive one hundred thirty year history of the conflict. . . This is an original and important contribution to the study of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and I recommend the book wholeheartedly." (Review of Middle East Studies, 1 November 2010) "Th[e] focus on 'dueling narratives' is clearly applicable to the Israeli-Palestinian case, and is employed here with great skill. This is also a very self-reflective book, with as much attention given to arguments over interpretation and historiography as to the history itself. Within this framework, Caplan has provided us with one of the best executed overviews of the Israeli-Palestinian (or Arab-Israeli) conflict available. Perhaps the relativists are correct that perfect objectivity is impossible; nevertheless, Caplan has achieved a level of detachment that ought to be an object of emulation." (Israel Studies Forum, Fall 2010) "A whopping 28-page bibliography and a chronology complete what is surely one of the most accessible, coherent, and balanced accounts available of this very contested history." (Foreign Affairs, January 2011) "Neil Caplan's concise and excellent primer, The Israel-Palestine Conflict: Contested Histories places Israel's struggle with the Palestinians and the Arabs in perspective. Caplan, a professor of history at Concordia University in Montreal, analyzes the key issues with piercing insight." (The Canadian Jewish News, July 2010) "The book may serve not only as an advanced introductory reading, but also as an authoritative overview of the literature and disputed issues of the conflict." (H-Soz-u-Kult, May 2010) "Neil Caplan has devoted a lifetime to understanding, teaching, and writing prolifically about the origins and development of Arab-Jewish relations, and particularly aspects of Arab-Israeli negotiations dating back to before World War I. More than half a dozen scholarly monographs later, in writing this summative analysis, he has again maintained a characteristically meticulous devotion to sources. Almost unique in our professional specialty, he enthusiastically presents an unbiased presentation of viewpoints. It will have wide appeal for followers of the conflict, and can be used as an introductory primer for one's first exposure to the conflict's century-long twists and turns." (Middle East Journal, Spring 2010) "Indentifies major stumbling blocks ensnaring the potential for peace and eloquently outlines the various intellectual and moral identities of various scholarly approaches. Most valuable is its reconsideration of how history is understood and expressed by scholars, activists, and the victims and perpetrators of this tired and bloody conflict." (Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, March 2010) "In this age of polarization it is refreshing to read a work on this subject which eschews partisanship, refuses to champion one people over another, and recognizes that both make plausible claims to the same land. (Outlook, November 2009)Table of ContentsList of Maps. Preface. Chronology. Part I Introduction. 1. Problems in Defining the Conflict. 2. Defining the Conflict, Nevertheless. Part II Histories in Contention. 3. Background to 1917: Origins of Conflict. 4. Arabs and Jews under the British Mandate: Entrenching Positions, 1917–1928. 5. Collapse of the Mandate: Rebellion, Partition, White Paper, 1929–1939. 6. Shoah, Atzma’ut, Nakba: 1939–1949. 7. Israel and the Arab States, 1949–1973. 8. Back to the Core: Israel and the Palestinians. 9. From Camp David to the West Bank to Lebanon. 10. From Boycott to Mutual Recognition, 1982–2008. Part III Towards a More Useful Discussion of the Arab–Israeli Conflict. 11. Writing about the Conflict. 12. Confronting the Obstacles. Bibliography. Index.
£78.80
Temple University Press,U.S. Unchopping a Tree
Book SynopsisPolitical violence does not end with the last death. This title develops a critical justification for why transitional justice works and outlines a concept that emphasizes the importance of shared notions of moral respect and tolerance among adversaries in transitional societies.Trade Review"Discussions of social reconstruction after political violence commonly expose the psychological and moral obstacles to forgiveness of perpetrators by victims. Ernesto Verdeja's Unchopping a Tree, in contrast, offers a sustained and clarifying analysis of respect and thus moves beyond forgiveness as the key to personal and political reconstruction after mass atrocities. The integration of personal narratives into the conceptual analysis makes this an especially valuable treatment of the daunting and demanding challenges for societies recovering from violence." —Martha Minow, Harvard University, author of Between Vengeance and Forgiveness: Facing History after Genocide and Mass Violence"I am greatly impressed by Unchopping a Tree. Ernesto Verdeja manages to synthesize an enormous amount of material into a clear and cogently argued framework to guide thinking about processes of reconciliation. He does an excellent job of presenting what he finds to be the strengths and weaknesses of the competing major approaches to this topic on the way to constructing and defending his alternative. His style is both pedagogic and clear-sighted. I think this will be an important work that makes a clear contribution to the literature." —Ron Eyerman, Yale University, author of Cultural Trauma: Slavery and the Formation of African American Identity"Verdeja has written an excellent book that should be recognized as an important contribution to current debates on reconciliation. It provides a much-needed comprehensive and multilayered normative perspective, and it will be of great value to our global concern with the question of how societies can deal with an atrocious past." —Thomas Brudholm, University of Copenhagen, author of Resentment’s Virtue: Jean Améry and the Refusal to ForgiveTable of Contents1: Theorizing Reconciliation; 2: Key Normative Concepts; 3: Political Society; 4: Institutional and Legal Responses: Trials and Truth Commissions; 5: Civil Society and Reconciliation; 6: Inter-Personal Reconciliation; Conclusion
£49.50
Temple University Press,U.S. From Warism to Pacifism
Book SynopsisIlluminating the moral views on violence, from the moral restraint ofthe just-war tradition through pragmatic nonviolence to principled variations of pacifismTrade Review “The book is strong when it exposes our culture’s uncritical acceptance of war, when Cady shows that violent means are not likely to result in pacific ends and that peace has a harmonic and cooperative content and is not merely the absence of war. Moreover, the author shows that the usual objections against pacifism are answerable….A worthy contribution to the discussion of the morality of war." —Choice “Cady is to be applauded for authoring a book which is a thought provoking and original contribution to peace and war studies. Teachers and students alike will benefit from his analysis which challenges us to critique the usually subconscious assumption of warism, to more critically investigate the ‘wealth of pacifisms’ which exist, and to explore the often ignored successes of nonviolence in history.”—Teaching Philosophy “With his fair, careful, and balanced presentations of the ‘richness and variety’ of the various positions on the moral continuum of war and peace, Duane Cady has gone a considerable way in making ‘constructive relationships’ possible. Consequently, all who care and think about the issues of violence and war are in his debt.”—International Social Science Review Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction: A History of the Idea of Pacifism 1 Warism 2 A Just-War Continuum 3 Means and Ends 4 A Pacifist Continuum 5 Positive Peace 6 Objections 7 I mplications Afterword: Nonviolence and the War on Terror Notes Index
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Bristol University Press Experiences in Researching Conflict and Violence
Book SynopsisThis collection explores the roles of emotion, violence, uncertainty, identity and positionality in doing research in and on conflict zones, as well as the complexity of methodological choices. It presents a nuanced view of conflict research that addresses the uncomfortable spaces of conflict research and the need for reflection on these issues.Trade Review“Experiences in Researching Conflict and Violence is both unsettling and empowering at the same time. A must read for all students and scholars interested in the world `out there'.'' Nicolas Lemay-Hébert, University of BirminghamTable of ContentsForeword ~ Robin Luckham Introduction ~ Althea-Maria Rivas and Brendan Browne Section I: Violence; On conducting unleashing interviews where control means life or death ~ Rose Løvgren; Qualitative Research in the Shadow of Violent Conflict ~ Patrick James Christian; Vignette 1 - The Play I could not Write ~ Laurel Borisenko Section II: Uncertainty; Ambivalent Reflections on Violence and Peace-Building Activist Research in the Post-Yugoslav Space ~ Paul Stubbs; Intervention, Autonomy and Power in Polarised Societies ~ Corinna Jentzsch; Vignette 2 - Packing for Kabul ~ Henri Myrttinen; Section III: Identity and Power; Formidable Fieldwork: Experiences of a Lesbian Researcher in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland ~ Sandra McEvoy; Insider-Outsider Reflections on Terrorism Research in the Coastal region of Kenya ~ Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen; Vignette 3 - Thinking about race and gender in conflict research ~ Althea-Maria Rivas; Bodies of Cyberwar: Violence and Knowledge Beyond Corporeality ~ Fabio Cristiano; Fields of Insecurity: Responding to flows of Information ~ Meike de Goede and Inge Ligtvoet; Vignette 4 - Visual ethnographic encounters and Silence in post-conflict Banda Aceh ~ Marijaana Jauhola; Section V: Methods; Writing the wrongs: Keeping diaries and reflective practice ~ Brendan Ciarán Browne; Abetting Atrocities? Reporting the Perspectives of Perpetrators in Research on Violence ~ Michael Broache; Empathy as a critical methodological tool for peace research ~ Sinéad Walsh; Vignette 5 - Land Grabbers in Kyrgyzstan ~ John Heathershaw.
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University of North Carolina Press Irreconcilable
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University of Texas Press Connecting with the Enemy
Book SynopsisSurveying the initiatives of more than five hundred groups across the past century, this timely book reveals how thousands of ordinary Israelis and Palestinians have worked together to end violence and forge connections between their peoples.Trade Review"Table of Contents List of Maps Notes on Transliteration and Translation Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Subversive Encounters 1. Quotidian Contact, New Conflict: Under the Ottomans, 1880–1918 2. Opportunities and Obstacles: Under the British, 1919–1939 3. Catastrophe and Celebration: 1940–1967 4. The New Dialogue: 1967–1980 5. Grassroots Breakthroughs: 1980–1988 6. First Intifada: 1988–1992 7. In the Wake of Oslo: 1992–1999 8. Suicide Bombs and Circuses: 2000–2005 9. Co-Resistance: 2005–2008 10. Missing Peace/Missing Piece: 2009–2010 Chronology Initiatives by Category Notes Bibliography References Index
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New York University Press Troubling Testimonies
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New York University Press Troubling Testimonies
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University of Toronto Press The Institutions of Human Rights
Book SynopsisWritten from a global perspective, The Institutions of Human Rights is a contributed volume that examines international human rights institutions, procedures, and select issues.Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Introduction Gordon DiGiacomo and Susan Kang 1. The International Human Rights Regime: Commitment and Compliance Linda Camp Keith 2. United Nations’ Human Rights Procedures Suzanne Egan 3. The UN Security Council and Human Rights David Petrasek 4. The International Criminal Court Jonneke Koomen 5. A Global Human Rights Court? Jesse Kirkpatrick 6. Protecting Refugee Rights: International Refugee Law and the UNHCR James C. Simeon 7. The International Labour Organization: Champion of Worker Rights or 90-Pound Weakling? Gordon DiGiacomo 8. European Court of Human Rights: Towards a Holistic Approach to Human Rights Filiz Kahraman 9. Typology and Appraisal of the African Human Rights System Pacifique Manirakiza 10. The Inter-American Human Rights System Cristiane Lucena Carneiro 11. Human Rights in Post-Transitional Contexts Verónica Michel 12. Human Rights and Police Accountability Susan Kang Conclusion Susan Kang and Gordon DiGiacomo Glossary Contributors
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Cornell University Press Peacemaking from Above Peace from Below
Book SynopsisIn Peacemaking from Above, Peace from Below, Norrin M. Ripsman explains how regional rivals make peace and how outside actors can encourage regional peacemaking. Through a qualitative empirical analysis of all the regional rivalries that terminated in peace treaties in the twentieth centuryincluding detailed case studies of the Franco-German, Egyptian-Israeli, and Israeli-Jordanian peace settlementsRipsman concludes that efforts to encourage peacemaking that focus on changing the attitudes of the rival societies or democratizing the rival polities to enable societal input into security policy are unlikely to achieve peace.Prior to a peace treaty, he finds, peacemaking is driven by states, often against intense societal opposition, for geostrategic reasons or to preserve domestic power. After a formal treaty has been concluded, the stability of peace depends on societal buy-in through mechanisms such as bilateral economic interdependence, democratization of former rivals, coopTrade ReviewIn this groundbreaking book, Ripsman argues that successful peacemaking requires both approaches. Initial breakthroughs rely on governments' negotiating formal peace settlements, often over the objections of their publics. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *Table of ContentsTop-Down Peacemaking, Bottom-Up Peace 1. Regional Stabilization in International Relations Theory 2. Franco-German Peacemaking after World War II 3. The Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty 4. The Israeli-Jordanian Treaty 5. Other Twentieth-Century Cases Peacemaking between Regional Rivals: Theoretical and Policy Implications
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Cornell University Press The NGO Game
Book SynopsisIn most post-conflict countries nongovernmental organizations are everywhere, but their presence is misunderstood. In The NGO Game Patrice McMahon investigates the unintended outcomes of what she calls the NGO boom in Bosnia and Kosovo. Using her years of fieldwork and interviews, McMahon argues that when international actors try to rebuild and reconstruct post-conflict countries, they often rely on and look to NGOs. Although policymakers and scholars tend to accept and even celebrate NGO involvement in post-conflict and transitioning countries, they rarely examine why NGOs have become so popular, what NGOs do, or how they affect everyday life.After a conflict, international NGOs descend on a country, local NGOs pop up everywhere, and money and energy flow into strengthening the organizations. In time, the frenzy of activity slows, the internationals go home, local groups disappear from sight, and the NGO boom goes bust. Instead of peace and stability, the embrace of NGOs andTrade ReviewA detailed, tough-minded study of what happened when a swarm of nongovernmental organizations rushed into Bosnia and Kosovo in the wake of conflicts during the 1990s. * Foreign Affairs *McMahon offers an objective assessment of the relationship between local and International NGOs in the peacebuilding proces which is both engaging and instructive. * European Review of International Studies *There is nothing new in this. It's particularly sad to miss reference to the work by Michael Foley, for example, or Paul Stubbs on Bosnia, and her apparent misunderstanding of why Haitians label their country, devastingly, as The Republic of NGOs.... McMahon's evidence is largely from interviews, building in the biases of her interviewees and nothing systematic. * Slavic Review *One would say that this book contributes an enormous amount to our understanding of the role and activities of NGOs in post-Cold War international peacebuilding efforts, especially in the Western Balkans. * European Review of International Studies *The NGO Game....addresses the broader audience of those studying the specific conditions under which most NGOs operate: democratising societies suffering from particular identity-based divisions that are often perceived by external donors as the root cause of social inequalities, competition and, ultimately, conflict. * Europe-Asia Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Booms and Busts in Peacebuilding1. Uncertain Times2. Of Power and Promises3. Bosnia: Much Ado About NGOs4. Kosovo: Copy, Paste, and DeleteConclusion: The End of a Golden Era
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Cornell University Press The NGO Game
Book SynopsisIn most post-conflict countries nongovernmental organizations are everywhere, but their presence is misunderstood. In The NGO Game Patrice McMahon investigates the unintended outcomes of what she calls the NGO boom in Bosnia and Kosovo. Using her years of fieldwork and interviews, McMahon argues that when international actors try to rebuild and reconstruct post-conflict countries, they often rely on and look to NGOs. Although policymakers and scholars tend to accept and even celebrate NGO involvement in post-conflict and transitioning countries, they rarely examine why NGOs have become so popular, what NGOs do, or how they affect everyday life.After a conflict, international NGOs descend on a country, local NGOs pop up everywhere, and money and energy flow into strengthening the organizations. In time, the frenzy of activity slows, the internationals go home, local groups disappear from sight, and the NGO boom goes bust. Instead of peace and stability, the embrace of NGOs andTrade ReviewA detailed, tough-minded study of what happened when a swarm of nongovernmental organizations rushed into Bosnia and Kosovo in the wake of conflicts during the 1990s. * Foreign Affairs *McMahon offers an objective assessment of the relationship between local and International NGOs in the peacebuilding proces which is both engaging and instructive. * European Review of International Studies *There is nothing new in this. It's particularly sad to miss reference to the work by Michael Foley, for example, or Paul Stubbs on Bosnia, and her apparent misunderstanding of why Haitians label their country, devastingly, as The Republic of NGOs.... McMahon's evidence is largely from interviews, building in the biases of her interviewees and nothing systematic. * Slavic Review *One would say that this book contributes an enormous amount to our understanding of the role and activities of NGOs in post-Cold War international peacebuilding efforts, especially in the Western Balkans. * European Review of International Studies *The NGO Game....addresses the broader audience of those studying the specific conditions under which most NGOs operate: democratising societies suffering from particular identity-based divisions that are often perceived by external donors as the root cause of social inequalities, competition and, ultimately, conflict. * Europe-Asia Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Booms and Busts in Peacebuilding1. Uncertain Times2. Of Power and Promises3. Bosnia: Much Ado About NGOs4. Kosovo: Copy, Paste, and DeleteConclusion: The End of a Golden Era
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Cornell University Press The Peace Puzzle
Book SynopsisEach phase of Arab-Israeli peacemaking has been inordinately difficult in its own right, and every critical juncture and decision point in the long process has been shaped by U.S. politics and the U.S. leaders of the moment. The Peace Puzzle tracks the American determination to articulate policy, develop strategy and tactics, and see through negotiations to agreements on an issue that has been of singular importance to U.S. interests for more than forty years. In 2006, the authors of The Peace Puzzle formed the Study Group on Arab-Israeli Peacemaking, a project supported by the United States Institute of Peace, to develop a set of best practices for American diplomacy. The Study Group conducted in-depth interviews with more than 120 policymakers, diplomats, academics, and civil society figures and developed performance assessments of the various U.S. administrations of the postCold War period. This book, an objective account of the role of the United States in attempting to aTrade ReviewThe collective Middle East experience of the authors is unsurpassed. Their analysis is terse, and their portrait of U.S. efforts to broker Arab-Israeli peace is bleak.... The authors assert that American policymakers must address the core issues, transform their natural bias toward Israel into a positive factor, recapture bipartisan resolve to tackle the issue, maintain continuity across administrations, and persuade the Israelis and the Palestinians that Washington understands and respects their fundamental interests. * Foreign Affairs *The originality of this new book is to propose a distanced analysis that draws on 120 interviews with the implied decision-makers of American political involvement in the Middle East from 1989-2011...The authors take care to compare the remarks of their interviewees with available official documents, journalist investigations, as well as already-publicized testimonies. The result is a study that draws constantly on its foundational material, citing interviews that support and enrich the argument. * Politique Américaine *A must-read for anyone who desires to truly understand this critical and complex quest for Middle East peace. * Israel Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Decline of American Mideast Diplomacy 1. Opportunities Created, Opportunities Lost: Negotiations at Oslo and Madrid 2. Within Reach: Israeli- Syrian Negotiations of the 1990s 3. The Collapse of the Israeli- Palestinian Negotiations 4. George W. Bush Reshapes America's Role 5. The Annapolis Denouement 6. Obama: An Early Assessment Epilogue: Lessons Learned and UnlearnedNotes Index
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Cornell University Press Humanitarian Hypocrisy
Book SynopsisIn Humanitarian Hypocrisy, Andrea L. Everett maps the often glaring differences between declared ambitions to protect civilians in conflict zones and the resources committed for doing so. Examining how powerful governments contribute to peace operations and determine how they are designed, Everett argues that ambitions-resources gaps are a form of organized hypocrisy. Her book shows how political compromises lead to disparities between the humanitarian principles leaders proclaim and what their policies are designed to accomplish. When those in power face strong pressure to protect civilians but are worried about the high costs and dangers of intervention, Everett asserts, they allocate insufficient resources or impose excessive operational constraints. The ways in which this can play out are illustrated by Everett's use of original data and in-depth case studies of France in Rwanda, the United States in Darfur, and Australia in East Timor and Aceh. Humanitarian HypTrade ReviewEverett's book convincingly addresses one piece of the puzzle of humanitarian intervention. She and others should build on this to tackle even knottier problems in the field. * Political Science Quarterly *
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Cornell University Press The Credibility Challenge
Book SynopsisThe key to the impact of international election support is credibility; credible elections are less likely to turn violent. So argues Inken von Borzyskowski in The Credibility Challenge, in which she provides an explanation of why and when election support can increase or reduce violence. Von Borzyskowski answers four major questions: Under what circumstances can election support influence election violence? How can election support shape the incentives of domestic actors to engage in or abstain from violence? Does support help reduce violence or increase it? And, which type of supportobservation or technical assistanceis better in each instance? The Credibility Challenge pulls broad quantitative evidence and qualitative observations from Guyana, Liberia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Bangladesh to respond to these questions. Von Borzyskowski finds that international democracy aid matters for election credibility and violence; outside observers can exacerbate posteleTrade ReviewOverall, this is an interesting and important addition to the literature. * Choice *A seminal work of consistently insightful and meticulous scholarship, The Credibility Challenge is a timely and exceptionally well written, organized and presented contribution to community, college and university library Contemporary Political Science collections and supplemental studies lists. * Midwest Book Review *Given our increasing need to understand the effects and effectiveness of democracy aid, The Credibility Challenge is a very important read for both academics and practitioners. By showing the effects of technical assistance as a credibility enhancer and of election observation as an accountability enhancer or fraud certifier, the book can help us make better use of development aid and select most appropriate approaches depending on context and time in the electoral cycle. It also serves as a good reminder that, in the democracy field, good intentions do not necessarily lead to positive results. * Democratization *The rigorous statistical analyses and cogent theory provided by von Borzyskowski in The Credibility Challenge suggest that our assumptions about democracy aid are also well worth revisiting. * Democracy and Autonomy *
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Cornell University Press Tempting Fate
Book SynopsisUnpacking of the dynamics of conflict under conditions of nuclear monopoly, Paul C. Avey argues in Tempting Fate that the costs and benefits of using nuclear weapons create openings that weak nonnuclear actors can exploit. Avey uses four case studies to show the key strategies available to nonnuclear states: Iraqi decision-making under Saddam Hussein in confrontations with the United States; Egyptian leaders'' thinking about the Israeli nuclear arsenal during wars in 196970 and 1973; Chinese confrontations with the United States in 1950, 1954, and 1958; and a dispute that never escalated to war, the Soviet-United States tensions between 1946 and 1948 that culminated in the Berlin Blockade. Strategies employed include limiting the scope of the conflict, holding chemical and biological weapons in reserve, seeking outside support, and leveraging international non-use norms. Avey demonstrates clearly that nuclear weapons cast a definite but limiTrade ReviewIn Tempting Fate, Avey puts forth a simple but meaningful question: Why do states that do not have nuclear weapons pick fights with states that do? Avey's logic is sound and straightforward. This is a cogent and well-researched book. * Choice *Tempting Fate illustrates that, when it comes to challenging the strong, the weak seem to oscillate between faith in the nuclear taboo and fear of nuclear retaliation. This insight will make few theorists happy, but it does mark a step forward in our understanding of how nuclear weapons alter the calculus of risk accepting decision makers. * Perspective on Politics *Tempting Fate makes a meaningful and insightful contribution to security studies and nuclear security. [T]his book is an important and novel contribution. * H-Diplo *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Strategic Logic of Nuclear Monopoly 2. Iraq versus the United States 3. Egypt versus Israel 4. China versus the United States 5. The Soviet Union versus the United States Conclusion
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Cornell University Press Violating Peace
Book SynopsisJasmine-Kim Westendorf''s discomforting book investigates sexual misconduct by military peacekeepers and abuses perpetrated by civilian peacekeepers and non-UN civilian interveners. Based on extensive field research in Bosnia, Timor-Leste, and with the UN and humanitarian communities, Violating Peace uncovers a brutal truth about peacebuilding as Westendorf investigates how such behaviors affect the capacity of the international community to achieve its goals related to stability and peacebuilding, and its legitimacy in the eyes of local and global populations.As Violating Peace shows, when interveners perpetrate sexual exploitation and abuse, they undermine the operational capacity of the international community to effectively build peace after civil wars and to alleviate human suffering in crises. Furthermore, sexual misconduct by interveners poses a significant risk to the perceived legitimacy of the multilateral peacekeeping project, and the UN more generallTrade ReviewA very significant contribution that provides an often-neglected perspective on sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by UN peacekeepers. Often-times, as Westendorf points out, SEA is treated as an issue of isolated individual misconduct, which has long been addressed by the UN through a conduct and discipline approach. The UN's zero-tolerance policy has not been particularly successful despite a number of new rules, new offices and new obligations. This book argues that SEA needs to be seen and tackled in a fundamentally different way if the UN is serious about SEA prevention and accountability. This book is highly recommended for not only scholars researching on gender, accountability, or the UN, but also for policy makers and practitioners, who would benefit from Westendorf's analysis of the reasons for SEA and its negative effects. * International Peacekeeping *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The History and Nature of Sexual Misconduct in Peace Operations 2. Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Bosnia and Timor-Leste 3. Making Matters Worse: The Long-Term Impacts of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 4. Legitimacy in Crisis: The Impacts of Sexual Misconduct on Capacity and Credibility Conclusion: One Problem among Many? An Integrated Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
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Cornell University Press War and Democracy
Book SynopsisChallenging the conventional wisdom that mass mobilization warfare fosters democratic reform and expands economic, social, and political rights, War and Democracy reexamines the effects of war on domestic politics by focusing on how wartime states either negotiate with or coerce organized labor, policies that profoundly affect labor''s beliefs and aspirations. Because labor unions frequently play a central role in advancing democracy and narrowing inequalities, their wartime interactions with the state can have significant consequences for postwar politics.Comparing Britain and Italy during and after World War I, Elizabeth Kier examines the different strategies each government used to mobilize labor for war and finds that total war did little to promote political, civil, or social rights in either country. Italian unions anticipated greater worker management and a land to the peasants program as a result of their wartime service; British labTable of Contents1. Mobilizing Labor for War and Its Implications for Democracy 2. Disciplining Italian Labor 3. Managing British Labor 4. Choosing a Mobilization Strategy: A Counterfactual Analysis 5. Italian Labor's Revolutionary Socialism 6. British Labor's Moderate Socialism 7. Compliance, Revenge, and the Rise of Italian Fascism 8. Revisiting Competing Accounts, and the Failure of British Reform Conclusion: Bringing the Politics of War into the Politics of Peace
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Cornell University Press Show Time
Book SynopsisIn Show Time, Lee Ann Fujii asks why some perpetrators of political violence, from lynch mobs to genocidal killers, display their acts of violence so publicly and extravagantly. Closely examining three horrific and extreme episodesthe murder of a prominent Tutsi family amidst the genocide in Rwanda, the execution of Muslim men in a Serb-controlled village in Bosnia during the Balkan Wars, and the lynching of a twenty-two-year old Black farmhand on Maryland''s Eastern Shore in 1933Fujii shows how violent displays are staged to not merely to kill those perceived to be enemies or threats, but also to affect and influence observers, neighbors, and the larger society. Watching and participating in these violent displays profoundly transforms those involved, reinforcing political identities, social hierarchies, and power structures. Such public spectacles of violence also force members of the community to choose sidesopenly show support for the goals of Trade ReviewOverall, Show Time is an extraordinary text that is as profound as it is provocative. The text also serves as a master-class in using the hyper-local to explain micro-dynamics. * International Affairs *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Fixations: The Making and Unmaking of Categories 2. Rehearsal 3. Main Attraction 4. Intermission 5. Sideshow 6. Encore 7. Fictions: The Making and Unmaking of Boundaries Epilogue
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Cornell University Press Freeze
Book SynopsisIn Freeze!, Henry Richard Maar III chronicles the rise of the transformative and transnational Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. Amid an escalating Cold War that pitted the nuclear arsenal of the United States against that of the Soviet Union, the grassroots peace movement emerged sweeping the nation and uniting people around the world.The solution for the arms race that the Campaign proposed: a bilateral freeze on the building, testing, and deployment of nuclear weapons on the part of two superpowers of the US and the USSR. That simple but powerful proposition stirred popular sentiment and provoked protest in the streets and on screen from New York City to London to Berlin. Movie stars and scholars, bishops and reverends, governors and congress members, and, ultimately, US President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev took a stand for or against the Freeze proposal. With the Reagan administration so openly discussing the prospect of winnaTrade ReviewMaar's Freeze! skillfully shows the interplay between activists, public opinion, and political leaders, and should put to rest the outdated notion that social movements cannot and do not influence foreign policy. The book is also well-written and eminently useful for college courses on nuclear weapons, foreign policy, and the 1980s. * Peace & Change *Maar's important examination of the freeze campaign highlights the challenges of that effort but also the ingredients that brought success to the movement: a clear mobilizing narrative, the development of creative grassroots strategies, and an appeal to moral values in partnership with the religious community. * Arms Control Association *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Grassroots Diplomacy 1. The Lost Years: The Peace Movement, from Vietnam to Nuclear Freeze 2. Igniting a Movement: The Reagan Administration's War on Peace 3. From the Streets to the Pulpit: The Catholic Challenge to the Arms Race 4. With Friends Like These: Congress and the Nuclear Freeze Debate 5. Envisioning the Day After: Fear of the Bomb in 1980s Political and Popular Culture 6. The Perils of Failed Diplomacy: 1983 and the Year of Living Dangerously 7. Seizing the Peace: The Nuclear Freeze Movement and the 1984 Election Epilogue: Bedtime for the Bomb
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Cornell University Press The One State Reality
Book SynopsisThe One State Reality argues that a one state reality already predominates in the territories controlled by the state of Israel. The editors show that starting with the one state reality rather than hoping for a two state solution reshapes how we regard the conflict, what we consider acceptable and unacceptable solutions, and how we discuss difficult normative questions. The One State Reality forces a reconsideration of foundational concepts such as state, sovereignty, and nation; encourages different readings of history; shifts conversation about solutions from two states to alternatives that borrow from other political contexts; and provides context for confronting uncomfortable questions such as whether Israel/Palestine is an apartheid state.
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Cornell University Press Reconciliation by Stealth
Book SynopsisReconciliation by Stealth advances a novel approach to evaluating the effects of transitional justice in postconflict societies. Through her examination of the Balkan conflicts, Denisa Kostovicova asks what happens when former adversaries discuss legacies of violence and atrocity, and whether it is possible to do so without further deepening animosities. Reconciliation by Stealth shifts our attention from what people say about war crimes, to how they deliberate past wrongs. Bringing together theories of democratic deliberation and peacebuilding, Kostovicova demonstrates how people from opposing ethnic groups reconcile through reasoned, respectful, and empathetic deliberation about a difficult legacy. She finds that expression of ethnic difference plays a role in good-quality deliberation across ethnic lines, while revealed intraethnic divisions help deliberators expand moral horizons previously narrowed by conflict. In the process, people forge bonTrade ReviewIn Reconciliation by Stealth, Kostovicova (London School of Economics, England) introduces readers to another way of dealing with war crimes: conversation. The goal is to allow victims and survivors the chance to speak their truths and expose others to them. One's gender, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, and more affects one's ability to speak the truth. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Reconciliation through Public Communication 1. Wars, Crimes, and Justice in the Balkans 2. Bringing Identities into Postconflict Deliberation 3. Quantifying Discourse in Transitional Justice 4. Words of Reason and Talk of Pain 5. Who Agrees and Who Disagrees 6. Discursive Solidarity against Identity Politics Conclusion: Reconciliation and Deliberative Interethnic Contact
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Cornell University Press Stalemate
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Cornell University Press Stalemate
Book SynopsisStalemate reveals the history and contemporary politics of the United Wa State Army (UWSA), Asia's strongest insurgent army on Myanmar's border with China. This ethnographic tale recounts how a highland group, often dismissed as rebels or narcotraffickers, maintains a relational autonomy between two powerful lowland states. The Wa polity engages rather than evades these surrounding states, yet struggles to fit into their registers of sovereignty and statehood. Andrew Ong examines political culture among Wa elites and people, UWSA external relations, and capital flows with neighboring China, showing how Wa autonomy is enacted through careful navigation of complex borderland geopolitics and the shadow economy. He analyzes the seeming stalemate between the Myanmar state and the UWSA as one of tactical dissonanceadopting simultaneous postures of authority and subordination and creating disruptions and connections. Stalemate illuminates how seemingly ambiguous and disorderly practices of political signaling, economic regulation, and military governance produce relative stability, challenging our assumptions about state-like processes at the peripheries.
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Stanford University Press Atomic Steppe: How Kazakhstan Gave Up the Bomb
Book SynopsisAtomic Steppe tells the untold true story of how the obscure country of Kazakhstan said no to the most powerful weapons in human history. With the fall of the Soviet Union, the marginalized Central Asian republic suddenly found itself with the world's fourth largest nuclear arsenal on its territory. Would it give up these fire-ready weapons—or try to become a Central Asian North Korea? This book takes us inside Kazakhstan's extraordinary and little-known nuclear history from the Soviet period to the present. For Soviet officials, Kazakhstan's steppe was not an ecological marvel or beloved homeland, but an empty patch of dirt ideal for nuclear testing. Two-headed lambs were just the beginning of the resulting public health disaster for Kazakhstan—compounded, when the Soviet Union collapsed, by the daunting burden of becoming an overnight nuclear power. Equipped with intimate personal perspective and untapped archival resources, Togzhan Kassenova introduces us to the engineers turned diplomats, villagers turned activists, and scientists turned pacifists who worked toward disarmament. With thousands of nuclear weapons still present around the world, the story of how Kazakhs gave up their nuclear inheritance holds urgent lessons for global security.Trade Review"Atomic Steppe is the untold story of how Kazakhstan rid itself of nuclear weapons—a remarkable accomplishment for a new nation. Togzhan Kassenova documents this momentous tale with depth, rigor, and skill. A revelatory, authoritative account of how the nuclear arms race went backwards, for once, making the world safer." —David E. Hoffman, author of The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy"Togzhan Kassenova's moving Atomic Steppe offers one of the first complete English-language accounts of the devastating but little-known nuclear history of Kazakhstan. The author successfully blends meticulous research with her own family's personal experience." —Sarah Cameron, author of The Hungry Steppe: Famine, Violence, and the Making of Soviet Kazakhstan"In this wonderful book, Togzhan Kassenova provides an intimate account of Kazakhstan's nuclear history and an acute analysis of how it handled its post-Soviet nuclear inheritance. Atomic Steppe is a deeply researched and profoundly affecting book, which everyone concerned about the nuclear state of the world should read." —David J. Holloway, author of Stalin and the Bomb: The Soviet Union and Atomic Energy, 1939-1956"With the sweeping and inspiring Atomic Steppe, Togzhan Kassenova has unearthed insights new even to those of us who had front-row seats to Kazakhstan's nuclear saga, telling a story both accurate and humane. Anyone interested in Eurasia or in health, environmental, and nuclear challenges should read this engrossing book."—William Courtney, former US Ambassador to Kazakhstan"Togzhan Kassenova's remarkable Atomic Steppe offers both a scholarly and a deeply personal view of the damage that more than seventy years of nuclear testing have caused to the soil and the people of this region."—Michael D. Gordin, New York Review of Books"The beauty and magic of this brutalized landscape cannot be erased. Togzhan's book introduces us to the indomitable strength of itspeople, including those victimized by nuclear testing. They and we are in her debt."—Michael Krepon, Arms Control Wonk"Togzhan Kassenova's review of 70 years of Kazakhstan's history in Atomic Steppe is the definitive study of that country's nuclear inheritance and its associated internal politics and international diplomacy."—Laura Kennedy, Foreign Service Journal"Kassenova's masterpiece not only outlines the importance of patience, empathy and deftness in diplomacy, but also helps to recalculate the costs of nuclearization. By compellingly telling Kazakhstan's nuclear story, the author warns against ignoring the most important stakeholders of the nuclear non-proliferation regime: people."—Rabia Akhtar, International Affairs"Atomic Steppe is a book of two halves that have been fused together to create a perfect whole. The first half describes the legacy of Kazakhstan's Soviet nuclear weapon tests. Conversely, the second part explores Kazakhstan's subsequent independence and the rugged pathway towards its emergence as a nuclear-free state in the early 1990s It is completely unique, an absolute must read, and it will become an atomic classic of our time."—Becky Alexis-Martin, The Spokesman"Atomic Steppe has much to inspire in future scholarship. By decentering the narrative from the United States and USSR and focusing on the Kazakh perspective, Kassenova brings attention to stories that have been overshadowed or ignored. In detailing the diplomatic interactions between the US and Kazakhstan, and the rise of the anti-nuclear movement in Kazakhstan, Kassenova clearly demonstrates that the Kazakhs were active agents, rather than passive bystanders, in shaping their future."—Erin Chávez, H-Sci-Med-TechTable of Contents1. The Steppe 2. Forty Years of Nuclear Tests 3. The Human Toll 4. The Nation Rises 5. The Swan Song of the Soviet Union 6. Fears in Washington and Alma-Ata 7. A Temporary Nuclear Power 8. The Final Push 9. Project Sapphire and the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program 10. Farewell to Bombs 11. Epilogue: Reimagining the Atomic Steppe
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Stanford University Press Feel the Grass Grow: Ecologies of Slow Peace in
Book SynopsisOn November 24, 2016, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia signed a revised peace accord that marked a political end to over a half-century of war. Feel the Grass Grow traces the far less visible aspects of moving from war to peace: the decades of campesino struggle to defend life, land, and territory prior to the national accord, as well as campesino social leaders' engagement with the challenges of the state's post-accord reconstruction efforts. In the words of the campesino organizers, "peace is not signed, peace is built." Drawing on nearly a decade of extensive ethnographic and participatory research, Angela Jill Lederach advances a theory of "slow peace." Slowing down does not negate the urgency that animates the defense of territory in the context of the interlocking processes of political and environmental violence that persist in post-accord Colombia. Instead, Lederach shows how the campesino call to "slowness" recenters grassroots practices of peace, grounded in multigenerational struggles for territorial liberation. In examining the various layers of meaning embedded within campesino theories of "the times (los tiempos)," this book directs analytic attention to the holistic understanding of peacebuilding found among campesino social leaders. Their experiences of peacebuilding shape an understanding of time as embodied, affective, and emplaced. The call to slow peace gives primacy to the everyday, where relationships are deepened, ancestral memories reclaimed, and ecologies regenerated.Trade Review"This book expertly and eloquently offers a close examination of how human and more-than-human relations are regenerated in the context of war and its aftermath. Lederach recovers and makes visible how campesino peacebuilding emerges from a distinct ecological imagination, and their efforts to achieve in praxis reparation and reconciliation."—María Clemencia Ramírez, Instituto Colombiano de Antropologia e Historia"Lederach's scholarship is impeccable, deftly fusing Colombian and international scholarship on peacemaking, her own ethnographic insights, and the voices of montemariano peasants, who are not mere interlocutors, but co-thinkers and mentors. This beautifully written book is a powerful example of what collaborative ethnography can be."—Joanne Rappaport, Georgetown University"This is a deeply human and humane book that builds a case for 'slow peace', or peace based on developing relationships over time in a particular place. Angela Lederach has crafted an excellent book that is full of sensitively observed details of how communities get on with life after conflict. The book ties together the themes of the environment, power, temporality and place. It is highly recommended."—Roger Mac Ginty, Durham University"This beautifully written book is a must read for academic and nonacademic readers interested in peace building processes at the grassroots level. Essential."—A. Arraras, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction: To Defend Life: An Introduction One: From and For the Territory: The Campesino Struggle for Peace Two: The Earth Suffered, Too: The Death of the Avocado Forest and Multispecies Three: The Times of Slow Peace Four: Too Much Prisa: The Temporal Dynamics of Violence and Peace Four: Too Much Prisa: The Temporal Dynamics of Violence and Peace Six: Voice and Votes: Building Territorial Peace Seven: Vigías of Hope: Slow Peace and the Ethics of Attention Coda: Coda
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Stanford University Press Feel the Grass Grow: Ecologies of Slow Peace in
Book SynopsisOn November 24, 2016, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia signed a revised peace accord that marked a political end to over a half-century of war. Feel the Grass Grow traces the far less visible aspects of moving from war to peace: the decades of campesino struggle to defend life, land, and territory prior to the national accord, as well as campesino social leaders' engagement with the challenges of the state's post-accord reconstruction efforts. In the words of the campesino organizers, "peace is not signed, peace is built." Drawing on nearly a decade of extensive ethnographic and participatory research, Angela Jill Lederach advances a theory of "slow peace." Slowing down does not negate the urgency that animates the defense of territory in the context of the interlocking processes of political and environmental violence that persist in post-accord Colombia. Instead, Lederach shows how the campesino call to "slowness" recenters grassroots practices of peace, grounded in multigenerational struggles for territorial liberation. In examining the various layers of meaning embedded within campesino theories of "the times (los tiempos)," this book directs analytic attention to the holistic understanding of peacebuilding found among campesino social leaders. Their experiences of peacebuilding shape an understanding of time as embodied, affective, and emplaced. The call to slow peace gives primacy to the everyday, where relationships are deepened, ancestral memories reclaimed, and ecologies regenerated.Trade Review"This book expertly and eloquently offers a close examination of how human and more-than-human relations are regenerated in the context of war and its aftermath. Lederach recovers and makes visible how campesino peacebuilding emerges from a distinct ecological imagination, and their efforts to achieve in praxis reparation and reconciliation."—María Clemencia Ramírez, Instituto Colombiano de Antropologia e Historia"Lederach's scholarship is impeccable, deftly fusing Colombian and international scholarship on peacemaking, her own ethnographic insights, and the voices of montemariano peasants, who are not mere interlocutors, but co-thinkers and mentors. This beautifully written book is a powerful example of what collaborative ethnography can be."—Joanne Rappaport, Georgetown University"This is a deeply human and humane book that builds a case for 'slow peace', or peace based on developing relationships over time in a particular place. Angela Lederach has crafted an excellent book that is full of sensitively observed details of how communities get on with life after conflict. The book ties together the themes of the environment, power, temporality and place. It is highly recommended."—Roger Mac Ginty, Durham University"This beautifully written book is a must read for academic and nonacademic readers interested in peace building processes at the grassroots level. Essential."—A. Arraras, CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction: To Defend Life: An Introduction One: From and For the Territory: The Campesino Struggle for Peace Two: The Earth Suffered, Too: The Death of the Avocado Forest and Multispecies Three: The Times of Slow Peace Four: Too Much Prisa: The Temporal Dynamics of Violence and Peace Four: Too Much Prisa: The Temporal Dynamics of Violence and Peace Six: Voice and Votes: Building Territorial Peace Seven: Vigías of Hope: Slow Peace and the Ethics of Attention Coda: Coda
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Humanitarian Intervention
Book SynopsisA singular development in the post-Cold War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, and Libya to Côte d�Ivoire, soldiers have rescued civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. But what about Syria? Why have we observed the Syrian slaughter and done nothing? Is humanitarian intervention in crisis? Is the so-called responsibility to protect dead or alive? In this fully revised and expanded third edition of his highly accessible and popular text, Thomas Weiss explores these compelling questions. Drawing on a wide range of case studies and providing a persuasive overview of the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention in the modern world, he examines its political, ethical, legal, strategic, economic, and operational dimensions to highlight key debates and controversies. Neither celebratory nor complacent, his analysis is an engaging exploration of the current quandaries and future challenges for robust international humanitarian action in the twenty-first century.Table of Contents About the Author Foreword to the Second Edition by Gareth Evans Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1 Conceptual Building Blocks 2 “Humanitarian” Interventions: Thumbnail Sketches 3 New Wars and New Humanitarianisms 4 New Thinking: The Responsibility to Protect 5 So What? Moving from Rhetoric to Reality Notes Selected Readings Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Humanitarian Intervention
Book SynopsisA singular development in the post-Cold War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, and Libya to Côte d�Ivoire, soldiers have rescued civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. But what about Syria? Why have we observed the Syrian slaughter and done nothing? Is humanitarian intervention in crisis? Is the so-called responsibility to protect dead or alive? In this fully revised and expanded third edition of his highly accessible and popular text, Thomas Weiss explores these compelling questions. Drawing on a wide range of case studies and providing a persuasive overview of the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention in the modern world, he examines its political, ethical, legal, strategic, economic, and operational dimensions to highlight key debates and controversies. Neither celebratory nor complacent, his analysis is an engaging exploration of the current quandaries and future challenges for robust international humanitarian action in the twenty-first century.Table of Contents About the Author Foreword to the Second Edition by Gareth Evans Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction 1 Conceptual Building Blocks 2 “Humanitarian” Interventions: Thumbnail Sketches 3 New Wars and New Humanitarianisms 4 New Thinking: The Responsibility to Protect 5 So What? Moving from Rhetoric to Reality Notes Selected Readings Index
£19.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd War and Conflict in Africa
Book SynopsisAfter the Cold War, Africa earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most bloody continent. But how can we explain this proliferation of armed conflicts? What caused them and what were their main characteristics? And what did the world's governments do to stop them? In this fully revised and updated second edition of his popular text, Paul Williams offers an in-depth and wide-ranging assessment of more than six hundred armed conflicts which took place in Africa from 1990 to the present day - from the continental catastrophe in the Great Lakes region to the sprawling conflicts across the Sahel and the web of wars in the Horn of Africa. Taking a broad comparative approach to examine the political contexts in which these wars occurred, he explores the major patterns of organized violence, the key ingredients that provoked them and the major international responses undertaken to deliver lasting peace. Part I, Contexts provides an overview of the most important attempts to measure the number, scale and location of Africa's armed conflicts and provides a conceptual and political sketch of the terrain of struggle upon which these wars were waged. Part II, Ingredients analyses the role of five widely debated features of Africa's wars: the dynamics of neopatrimonial systems of governance; the construction and manipulation of ethnic identities; questions of sovereignty and self-determination; as well as the impact of natural resources and religion. Part III, Responses, discusses four major international reactions to Africa's wars: attempts to build a new institutional architecture to help promote peace and security on the continent; this architecture's two main policy instruments, peacemaking initiatives and peace operations; and efforts to develop the continent. War and Conflict in Africa will be essential reading for all students of international peace and security studies as well as Africa's international relations.Trade Review�War and Conflict in Africa is a fantastic resource for all those who want to learn about the causes, consequences, and solutions to African conflicts. Superbly researched, written, and documented, it manages to cover and synthesize the major debates on war and peace in Africa in a single book.�Séverine Autesserre, Barnard College, Columbia University�Paul Williams knows the politics of conflict and its resolution backwards and forwards. In this bold second edition, he expands his analysis to explain a worrisome upswing in violence in Africa. Full of helpful insights and mastery of the wide literature, Williams explains how the survival strategies of authoritarian regimes are linked to highly fragmented and complex war zones. Superbly revised and expanded, this brilliant book is a landmark in the literature on the politics of conflict.�William Reno, Northwestern University�This impressive book provides a comprehensive overview of wars and conflicts in modern Africa, the ideas that have been used to explain them, and the means that have been deployed in the attempt to overcome them. It is absolutely essential reading for anyone concerned with these issues. The central conclusion that �most of the keys required to unlock the secret of building stable peace on the continent are held by local actors� is one that I wholeheartedly endorse.�Christopher Clapham, Centre of African Studies, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I Contexts 1 Counting Africa's Conflicts (and their Casualties) 2 The Terrain of Struggle Part II Ingredients 3 Neopatrimonialism 4 Resources 5 Sovereignty 6 Ethnicity 7 Religion Part III Responses 8 Organization-Building 9 Peacemaking 10 Peace Operations 11 Aid Conclusion Appendix Notes References Index
£58.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd War and Conflict in Africa
Book SynopsisAfter the Cold War, Africa earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most bloody continent. But how can we explain this proliferation of armed conflicts? What caused them and what were their main characteristics? And what did the world's governments do to stop them? In this fully revised and updated second edition of his popular text, Paul Williams offers an in-depth and wide-ranging assessment of more than six hundred armed conflicts which took place in Africa from 1990 to the present day - from the continental catastrophe in the Great Lakes region to the sprawling conflicts across the Sahel and the web of wars in the Horn of Africa. Taking a broad comparative approach to examine the political contexts in which these wars occurred, he explores the major patterns of organized violence, the key ingredients that provoked them and the major international responses undertaken to deliver lasting peace. Part I, Contexts provides an overview of the most important attempts to measure the number, scale and location of Africa's armed conflicts and provides a conceptual and political sketch of the terrain of struggle upon which these wars were waged. Part II, Ingredients analyses the role of five widely debated features of Africa's wars: the dynamics of neopatrimonial systems of governance; the construction and manipulation of ethnic identities; questions of sovereignty and self-determination; as well as the impact of natural resources and religion. Part III, Responses, discusses four major international reactions to Africa's wars: attempts to build a new institutional architecture to help promote peace and security on the continent; this architecture's two main policy instruments, peacemaking initiatives and peace operations; and efforts to develop the continent. War and Conflict in Africa will be essential reading for all students of international peace and security studies as well as Africa's international relations.Trade ReviewWar and Conflict in Africa is a fantastic resource for all those who want to learn about the causes, consequences, and solutions to African conflicts. Superbly researched, written, and documented, it manages to cover and synthesize the major debates on war and peace in Africa in a single book. Séverine Autesserre, Barnard College, Columbia University“Paul Williams knows the politics of conflict and its resolution backwards and forwards. In this bold second edition, he expands his analysis to explain a worrisome upswing in violence in Africa. Full of helpful insights and mastery of the wide literature, Williams explains how the survival strategies of authoritarian regimes are linked to highly fragmented and complex war zones. Superbly revised and expanded, this brilliant book is a landmark in the literature on the politics of conflict.”William Reno, Northwestern University“This impressive book provides a comprehensive overview of wars and conflicts in modern Africa, the ideas that have been used to explain them, and the means that have been deployed in the attempt to overcome them. It is absolutely essential reading for anyone concerned with these issues. The central conclusion that “most of the keys required to unlock the secret of building stable peace on the continent are held by local actors” is one that I wholeheartedly endorse.”Christopher Clapham, Centre of African Studies, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I Contexts 1 Counting Africa's Conflicts (and their Casualties) 2 The Terrain of Struggle Part II Ingredients 3 Neopatrimonialism 4 Resources 5 Sovereignty 6 Ethnicity 7 Religion Part III Responses 8 Organization-Building 9 Peacemaking 10 Peace Operations 11 Aid Conclusion Appendix Notes References Index
£33.24
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Libya
Book SynopsisLibya is teetering on the edge of collapse, having become a new haven for terrorist organizations and an epicenter of the refugee crisis. Few could have imagined that the uprising against the longstanding regime of Mu'ammar Al-Gaddafi would expose a polity deeply fractured by internal divisions. Fewer still could have predicted the intractability of the conflicts that emerged in the wake of this revolution. Jacob Mundy's Libya is the first book to explain the political, security, and humanitarian crises that have engulfed Libya – Africa's largest oil-exporting country – since the Arab Spring of 2011. Examining the roots of the anti-Gaddafi revolution and the failures that resulted in the country's descent into chaos, Mundy identifies new centers of power that coalesced in the wake of the regime's collapse. The more these rival coalitions vied for political authority and control over Libya's vast oil wealth, the more they reached out to external actors who were playing their own "great game" in Libya and across the region. In the face of such a multifaceted crisis, the future looks grim as the international community seems unable to bring peace to this divided and conflict-ridden nation.Trade Review"Libya's tragic disintegration into a bloody civil war has been poorly understood by both scholars and students. Mundy's clear-eyed and deeply informed book provides the kind of complex analysis and empathetic perspective hitherto absent from the study of the Libyan quagmire."—John P. Entelis, Fordham University "While Western military intervention achieved its objective of regime change, it has failed to bring peace and stability to Libya. In this timely and superbly well-written book, Mundy explains why the post-conflict reconstruction has been more daunting than anticipated. Indispensable reading for non-specialists and experts alike."—Yahia Zoubir, Kedge Business SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Figures Introduction: the making and unmaking of modern Libya Chapter 1. State of the Masses Chapter 2. Uprising and intervention: Libya in revolt Chapter 3. State of the Martyrs Chapter 4. Hegemony or anarchy? Chapter 5. Libya on the brink Conclusion Chronology References
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Libya
Book SynopsisLibya is teetering on the edge of collapse, having become a new haven for terrorist organizations and an epicenter of the refugee crisis. Few could have imagined that the uprising against the longstanding regime of Mu'ammar Al-Gaddafi would expose a polity deeply fractured by internal divisions. Fewer still could have predicted the intractability of the conflicts that emerged in the wake of this revolution. Jacob Mundy's Libya is the first book to explain the political, security, and humanitarian crises that have engulfed Libya – Africa's largest oil-exporting country – since the Arab Spring of 2011. Examining the roots of the anti-Gaddafi revolution and the failures that resulted in the country's descent into chaos, Mundy identifies new centers of power that coalesced in the wake of the regime's collapse. The more these rival coalitions vied for political authority and control over Libya's vast oil wealth, the more they reached out to external actors who were playing their own "great game" in Libya and across the region. In the face of such a multifaceted crisis, the future looks grim as the international community seems unable to bring peace to this divided and conflict-ridden nation.Trade Review"Libya's tragic disintegration into a bloody civil war has been poorly understood by both scholars and students. Mundy's clear-eyed and deeply informed book provides the kind of complex analysis and empathetic perspective hitherto absent from the study of the Libyan quagmire."—John P. Entelis, Fordham University "While Western military intervention achieved its objective of regime change, it has failed to bring peace and stability to Libya. In this timely and superbly well-written book, Mundy explains why the post-conflict reconstruction has been more daunting than anticipated. Indispensable reading for non-specialists and experts alike."—Yahia Zoubir, Kedge Business SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Figures Introduction: the making and unmaking of modern Libya Chapter 1. State of the Masses Chapter 2. Uprising and intervention: Libya in revolt Chapter 3. State of the Martyrs Chapter 4. Hegemony or anarchy? Chapter 5. Libya on the brink Conclusion Chronology References
£14.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Transitional Justice: Contending with the Past
Book SynopsisWhat should be done after the end of a repressive regime or a civil war? How can bitter divisions be resolved in a way that combines reconciliation with accountability? In this book, Michael Newman accessibly introduces these debates, outlining the key ideas and giving an overview of the vast literature by reference to case studies in such places as South Africa, Cambodia and Sierra Leone. While recognising that every situation is different, he argues that is vital to contend fully with the past and address the fundamental causes of mass human rights abuses. A readable overview for those coming to the subject of transitional justice for the first time, and food for thought for those already familiar with it, this book is invaluable in areas ranging from politics and international relations to peace and conflict studies, law, human rights and philosophy.Trade Review‘A highly readable rendering of the current state of the field of transitional justice; ecumenical and comprehensive, it embraces the project of how to reckon with the past.’Ruti Teitel, New York Law School, author of Globalizing Transitional Justice ‘This book masterfully contextualises the dizzying array of theoretical work in transitional justice while doing full service to disagreements. Reflective, critical and persuasive, it is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate study.’Padraig McAuliffe, University of Liverpool ‘Michael Newman provides an excellent and up-to-date summary of the literature and approaches to transitional justice that will be invaluable for students, scholars and practitioners, as well as making important interventions of his own on topics as diverse as gender, culture and climate change.’Rachel Kerr, King’s College London‘An excellent introduction to and critique of this ever-growing field.’Social and Legal StudiesTable of Contents Contents Acknowledgements Preface Chapter One Introducing Transitional Justice Origins and Development Defining and Conceptualising Transitional Justice Chapter Two Mechanisms and Approaches Introduction Prosecutions and Trials Purges, Vetting and Lustration Amnesties Truth Commissions Reparations and Redress a) Material Reparations b) Symbolic Reparations Traditional Informal Justice Concluding Remark Chapter Three Does it Work? Evaluating Transitional Justice Empirical Evaluations of the Impact of TJ Truth Commissions International and ‘Internationalised’ Criminal Justice Concluding Remarks Chapter Four Specific Perspectives on Transitional Justice Victim Perspectives Feminist and Gendered Perspectives Concluding Remarks Chapter Five Transitional Justice Today and Tomorrow Debates and Critiques New Challenges a) The Cultural Sphere b) Climate Change and the Environment c) Transitional Justice in Established Liberal- Democracies Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£45.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Israel/Palestine Reader
Book SynopsisIntroduction to any complex international conflict is enriched when the voices of the adversaries are heard. The Israel/Palestine Reader is an innovative collection, focused on the human dimension of the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian confrontation. Its vivid and illuminating readings present the voices of the diverse parties through personal testimonies and analyses. Key leaders, literary figures, prominent analysts, and simply close observers of different phases of this protracted conflict are all represented—in their own words. From Mark Twain to Theodor Herzl, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Golda Meir, Anwar Sadat, Ezer Weizman, Ehud Barak, Marwan Barghouti, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, John Kerry, and dozens of others, the firsthand narratives brought together in this Reader bring the conflict to life as seen by those closest to it. Though structured to complement Alan Dowty's introductory text Israel/Palestine (4th edition, Polity 2017), this Reader also stands on its own as a survey of "voices" in the conflict. Each of the ten chapters is framed by an editorial introduction that sets the pieces in context. By juxtaposing contrasting viewpoints both between and within the opposed parties, these pieces underline the drama of the conflict, while final judgment is left to the reader. This lively volume will add color and texture to any study of Arab–Israeli issues or of the Middle East generally.Trade Review“While Israel’s relationship with the major Sunni Arab state is improving, its conflict with Palestinians keeps festering. Against this grim backdrop, Alan Dowty has provided us with a rich and balanced reader. It is an indispensable resource for both professionals and lay readers.”Itamar Rabinovich, President of The Israel Institute “When most Arabs and Jews, Palestinians and Israelis are separated by physical and psychological borders, power asymmetries, and exclusive national narratives, Alan Dowty brings balance and perspective through a set of 50 key readings from both sides of the divide. A valuable resource. Highly recommended.”Saliba Sarsar, Monmouth University "The choice of readings confirms Alan Dowty's well-deserved reputation for even-handed presentation of the respective narratives... an extremely useful teaching tool for courses on the Israel-Palestine conflict."Neil Caplan, Middle East Journal Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Preface x Chapter 1 Two Worlds Collide 1 1 "What Is a Nation?" Ernest Renan 3 2 Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 9 3 "Nu'man al-Qasatli's Travels in Palestine" Abdul-Karim Rafeq 17 Chapter 2 The Jewish Story 20 4 Two Poems by Yehuda Halevi 22 5 The Bilu Manifesto, 1882 24 6 The Jewish State Theodor Herzl 26 7 "On the Slaughter" Chaim Nachman Bialik 31 8 "A Hidden Question" Yitzhak Epstein 33 9 "Open Questions" Nehama Pukhachewsky 39 Chapter 3 The Arab Story 43 10 References to Jews in the Quran 45 11 "On the Franks" Usamah ibn Munqidh 49 12 The Arab Awakening George Antonius 52 13 The Awakening of the Arab Nation Najib Azuri 56 14 "My View of Zionism" Khalil as-Sakakini 59 Chapter 4 The Emergence of Israel 63 15 "The Iron Wall" Vladimir Jabotinsky 65 16 "The Arab Case for Palestine" Hamid Frangieh 69 17 "We Have Our State" Golda Meir 73 18 "Memoirs of the First Palestine War" Gamal Abdul Nasser 76 19 "War Is Inevitable: Why?" Gamal Abdul Nasser 80 20 Central Intelligence Agency, Memorandum, May 26, 1967 84 Chapter 5 The Reemergence of the Palestinians 88 21 "Identity Card" Mahmoud Darwish 90 22 "An Olive Branch and a Gun" Yasir Arafat 92 23 "The Road to Peace" Anwar Sadat 98 24 "The 1978 Negotiations at Camp David" Ezer Weizman 102 25 "The Road to Oslo" Mahmoud Abbas 107 Chapter 6 The First Pass at Peace 111 26 "The Palestinians' Fourteen Demands" Sari Nusseibeh 113 27 "The Oslo Accord" Yossi Beilin 116 28 "The Oslo Accord" Mahmoud Abbas 120 29 "Collapse at Camp David" (Interview with Ehud Barak) Benny Morris 124 30 "Collapse at Camp David" Robert Malley Hussein Agha 128 Chapter 7 The Fourth Stage 132 31 Hamas Covenant (1988) 134 32 "The Second Intifada" (Interview with Marwan Barghouti) Toufic Haddad 138 33 The Intifada: Israel Government White Paper 142 34 Palestine Papers: Olmert's Offer to Abu Mazen 146 35 "My Offer to Abbas" Ehud Olmert 148 36 "Conditions for a Two-State Solution" Benjamin Netanyahu 149 Chapter 8 The Downward Spiral 155 37 "Recognize Palestine as a UN Member State" Mahmoud Abbas 157 38 "Collapse of Kern/Initiative" Martin Indyk 162 39 "2014 Gaza War: Palestinian View" Diana Buttu 168 40 "2014 Gaza War: Israeli View" Benjamin Netanyahu 173 41 "Saving the Two-State Solution" John Kerry 176 Chapter 9 The Impasse that Remains 180 42 "Territorial Issues" Michael Herzog 182 43 "West Bank Settlements: A Palestinian View" Walid Salem 188 44 "West Bank Settlements: An Israeli View" Hillel Halkin 192 45 "The Refugee Issue: A Palestinian View" Rashid Khalidi 197 46 "The Refugee Issue: An Israeli View" Efraim Karsh 201 Chapter 10 The Perfect Conflict 205 47 "The One-State Solution: A Palestinian Version" Ghada Karmi 207 48 "The One-State Solution: An Israeli Version" Naftali Bennett 212 49 "The Two-State Solution" David C. Unger 216 50 "Linking Justice to Peace" Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov 220 Index 228
£54.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Israel/Palestine Reader
Book SynopsisIntroduction to any complex international conflict is enriched when the voices of the adversaries are heard. The Israel/Palestine Reader is an innovative collection, focused on the human dimension of the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian confrontation. Its vivid and illuminating readings present the voices of the diverse parties through personal testimonies and analyses. Key leaders, literary figures, prominent analysts, and simply close observers of different phases of this protracted conflict are all represented—in their own words. From Mark Twain to Theodor Herzl, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Golda Meir, Anwar Sadat, Ezer Weizman, Ehud Barak, Marwan Barghouti, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu, John Kerry, and dozens of others, the firsthand narratives brought together in this Reader bring the conflict to life as seen by those closest to it. Though structured to complement Alan Dowty's introductory text Israel/Palestine (4th edition, Polity 2017), this Reader also stands on its own as a survey of "voices" in the conflict. Each of the ten chapters is framed by an editorial introduction that sets the pieces in context. By juxtaposing contrasting viewpoints both between and within the opposed parties, these pieces underline the drama of the conflict, while final judgment is left to the reader. This lively volume will add color and texture to any study of Arab–Israeli issues or of the Middle East generally.Trade Review“While Israel’s relationship with the major Sunni Arab state is improving, its conflict with Palestinians keeps festering. Against this grim backdrop, Alan Dowty has provided us with a rich and balanced reader. It is an indispensable resource for both professionals and lay readers.”Itamar Rabinovich, President of The Israel Institute “When most Arabs and Jews, Palestinians and Israelis are separated by physical and psychological borders, power asymmetries, and exclusive national narratives, Alan Dowty brings balance and perspective through a set of 50 key readings from both sides of the divide. A valuable resource. Highly recommended.”Saliba Sarsar, Monmouth University "The choice of readings confirms Alan Dowty's well-deserved reputation for even-handed presentation of the respective narratives... an extremely useful teaching tool for courses on the Israel-Palestine conflict."Neil Caplan, Middle East Journal Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Preface x Chapter 1 Two Worlds Collide 1 1 "What Is a Nation?" Ernest Renan 3 2 Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 9 3 "Nu'man al-Qasatli's Travels in Palestine" Abdul-Karim Rafeq 17 Chapter 2 The Jewish Story 20 4 Two Poems by Yehuda Halevi 22 5 The Bilu Manifesto, 1882 24 6 The Jewish State Theodor Herzl 26 7 "On the Slaughter" Chaim Nachman Bialik 31 8 "A Hidden Question" Yitzhak Epstein 33 9 "Open Questions" Nehama Pukhachewsky 39 Chapter 3 The Arab Story 43 10 References to Jews in the Quran 45 11 "On the Franks" Usamah ibn Munqidh 49 12 The Arab Awakening George Antonius 52 13 The Awakening of the Arab Nation Najib Azuri 56 14 "My View of Zionism" Khalil as-Sakakini 59 Chapter 4 The Emergence of Israel 63 15 "The Iron Wall" Vladimir Jabotinsky 65 16 "The Arab Case for Palestine" Hamid Frangieh 69 17 "We Have Our State" Golda Meir 73 18 "Memoirs of the First Palestine War" Gamal Abdul Nasser 76 19 "War Is Inevitable: Why?" Gamal Abdul Nasser 80 20 Central Intelligence Agency, Memorandum, May 26, 1967 84 Chapter 5 The Reemergence of the Palestinians 88 21 "Identity Card" Mahmoud Darwish 90 22 "An Olive Branch and a Gun" Yasir Arafat 92 23 "The Road to Peace" Anwar Sadat 98 24 "The 1978 Negotiations at Camp David" Ezer Weizman 102 25 "The Road to Oslo" Mahmoud Abbas 107 Chapter 6 The First Pass at Peace 111 26 "The Palestinians' Fourteen Demands" Sari Nusseibeh 113 27 "The Oslo Accord" Yossi Beilin 116 28 "The Oslo Accord" Mahmoud Abbas 120 29 "Collapse at Camp David" (Interview with Ehud Barak) Benny Morris 124 30 "Collapse at Camp David" Robert Malley Hussein Agha 128 Chapter 7 The Fourth Stage 132 31 Hamas Covenant (1988) 134 32 "The Second Intifada" (Interview with Marwan Barghouti) Toufic Haddad 138 33 The Intifada: Israel Government White Paper 142 34 Palestine Papers: Olmert's Offer to Abu Mazen 146 35 "My Offer to Abbas" Ehud Olmert 148 36 "Conditions for a Two-State Solution" Benjamin Netanyahu 149 Chapter 8 The Downward Spiral 155 37 "Recognize Palestine as a UN Member State" Mahmoud Abbas 157 38 "Collapse of Kern/Initiative" Martin Indyk 162 39 "2014 Gaza War: Palestinian View" Diana Buttu 168 40 "2014 Gaza War: Israeli View" Benjamin Netanyahu 173 41 "Saving the Two-State Solution" John Kerry 176 Chapter 9 The Impasse that Remains 180 42 "Territorial Issues" Michael Herzog 182 43 "West Bank Settlements: A Palestinian View" Walid Salem 188 44 "West Bank Settlements: An Israeli View" Hillel Halkin 192 45 "The Refugee Issue: A Palestinian View" Rashid Khalidi 197 46 "The Refugee Issue: An Israeli View" Efraim Karsh 201 Chapter 10 The Perfect Conflict 205 47 "The One-State Solution: A Palestinian Version" Ghada Karmi 207 48 "The One-State Solution: An Israeli Version" Naftali Bennett 212 49 "The Two-State Solution" David C. Unger 216 50 "Linking Justice to Peace" Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov 220 Index 228
£17.09
John Wiley and Sons Ltd War and Conflict in the Middle East and North
Book SynopsisFor much of the last half century, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has seemed the outlier in global peace. Today Iraq, Libya, Israel/Palestine, Yemen, and Syria are not just countries, but synonyms for prolonged and brutal wars. But why is MENA so exceptionally violent? More importantly, can it change? Exploring the causes and consequences of wars and conflicts in this troubled region, Ariel Ahram helps readers answer these questions. In Part I, Ahram shows how MENA’s conflicts evolved with the formation of its states. Violence varied from civil wars and insurgencies to traditional interstate conflicts and affected some countries more frequently than others. The strategies rulers employed to stay in power constrained how they recruited, trained, and equipped their armies. Part II explores dynamics that trap the region in conflict—oil dependence, geopolitical interference, and embedded identity cleavages. The catastrophic wars of the 2010s reflect the confounding effects of these traps, culminating in state collapse and intervention from the US and Russia, as well as regional powers like Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Finally, Ahram considers the possibilities of peace, highlighting the disjuncture between local peacebuilding and national and internationally-backed mediation. War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa will be an essential resource for students of peace and security studies and MENA politics, and anyone wanting to move beyond headlines and soundbites to understand the historical and social roots of MENA’s conflicts.Trade Review“This book enhances our understanding of organized political violence in the Middle East. Drawing on a wide range of literatures alongside a comparison of case studies, it highlights the factors driving war and conflict in the region. It is a crucial resource for students interested in these topics.”Brent E. Sasley, University of Texas at Arlington “Ahram knits together the factors that have trapped the Middle East in violence, capturing the complexities of the region in a straightforward and accessible way. War and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa is an excellent guide to the region today.”Daniel Byman, Georgetown University “Ariel Ahram has cleared the conceptual underbrush and introduced a number of important arguments about conflict in the Middle East. My students will be reading this book. If you want a clear-headed primer on the region's many wars, you should read it, too.”F. Gregory Gause, III, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University “Ahram’s book offers a solid overview of armed conflict in the MENA region during the post-Second World War era. This work, in short, could serve as a useful introductory text in university classes dedicated to this phenomenon.”Israel Affairs“a thought-provoking read… a valuable source for those who study, research, or teach regional dynamics and global trends.” The Journal of the Middle East and AfricaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I Chapter 1: Accounting for War in the Middle East and North Africa Chapter 2: The MENA Security Predicaments Part IIChapter 3: Oil as Conflict Trap Chapter 4: Identity as Conflict Trap Chapter 5: Geopolitics as Conflict Trap Chapter 6: Fragmentation, Integration, and War in the 2010s Chapter 7: Peace and Peacemaking
£49.50
Emerald Publishing Limited Peace Movements in Western Europe and the United
Book SynopsisInternational Social Movement Research
£83.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Nonviolent Social Movements: A Geographical
Book SynopsisNonviolent Social Movements is the first book to offer a truly global overview of the dramatic growth of popular nonviolent struggles in recent years.Trade Review"At the end of the bloodiest century in human history it is vital that we learn how to solve problems and generate effective social and political change non-violently. This book demonstrates that many brave people in diverse political situations are effective because they have decided that the means are as important as the ends, that one does not defeat evil with more evil, repression with repression, violence with violence. Scholars and activists alike will find much to ponder in this collection. I commend it to everyone with an interest in the future of the human species." Kevin Clements, George Mason University "This is an excellent collection of case studies knitted together by the editors' presentation of a sound set of theoretical issues. Both help us understand the dynamics of nonviolent social movements." Paul Joseph, Tufts University "A timely book." Pacifica ReviewTable of ContentsSources and Acknowledgments. Notes on Editors and Contributors. Introduction. PART I. PERSPECTIVES ON NONVIOLENT MOVEMENTS. 1. Nonviolence and Power in the Twentieth Century (Kenneth E. Boulding). 2. You Can’t Kill the Spirit: Women and Nonviolent Action (Pam McAllister). PART II. THE MIDDLE EAST. Introduction. 3. Unarmed Resistance in the Middle East and North Africa (Stephen Zunes). 4. Nonviolent Resistance in the Occupied Territories: A Critical Reevaluation (Souad Dajani). PART III. EUROPE. Introduction. 5. The Grassroots Movement in Germany, 1972-1985 (Matthew Lyons). 6. "We Have Bare Hands": Nonviolent Social Movements in the Soviet Bloc (Lee Smithey and Lester R. Kurtz). PART IV. ASIA. Introduction. 7. The Origins of People Power in the Philippines (Stephen Zunes). 8. Imagery in the 1992 Nonviolent Uprising in Thailand (Chaiwat Satha-Anand). 9. Violent and Nonviolent Struggle in Burma: Is a Unified Strategy Workable (Michael A. Beer). PART V. AFRICA. Introduction. 10. The Ogoni Struggle for Human Rights and a Civil Society in Nigeria (Joshua Cooper). 11. The Role of Nonviolence in the Downfall of Apartheid (Stephen Zunes). PART VI. LATIN AMERICA. Introduction. 12. Advocating Nonviolent Direct Action In Latin America: The Antecedents and Emergence of SERPAJ (Ronald Pagnucco and John D. McCarthy). 13. The Brazilian Church-State Crisis of 1980: Effective Nonviolent Action in a Military Dictatorship (Daniel Zirker). PART VII. NORTH AMERICA. Introduction. 14. Nonviolent Social Movements in the United States: A Historical Overview (Charles Chatfield). Conclusion (Stephen Zunes and Lester R. Kurtz). Index.
£113.95
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Nonviolent Social Movements: A Geographical
Book SynopsisNonviolent Social Movements is the first book to offer a truly global overview of the dramatic growth of popular nonviolent struggles in recent years.Trade Review"At the end of the bloodiest century in human history it is vital that we learn how to solve problems and generate effective social and political change non-violently. This book demonstrates that many brave people in diverse political situations are effective because they have decided that the means are as important as the ends, that one does not defeat evil with more evil, repression with repression, violence with violence. Scholars and activists alike will find much to ponder in this collection. I commend it to everyone with an interest in the future of the human species." Kevin Clements, George Mason University "This is an excellent collection of case studies knitted together by the editors' presentation of a sound set of theoretical issues. Both help us understand the dynamics of nonviolent social movements." Paul Joseph, Tufts University "A timely book." Pacifica ReviewTable of ContentsSources and Acknowledgments. Notes on Editors and Contributors. Introduction. PART I. PERSPECTIVES ON NONVIOLENT MOVEMENTS. 1. Nonviolence and Power in the Twentieth Century (Kenneth E. Boulding). 2. You Can’t Kill the Spirit: Women and Nonviolent Action (Pam McAllister). PART II. THE MIDDLE EAST. Introduction. 3. Unarmed Resistance in the Middle East and North Africa (Stephen Zunes). 4. Nonviolent Resistance in the Occupied Territories: A Critical Reevaluation (Souad Dajani). PART III. EUROPE. Introduction. 5. The Grassroots Movement in Germany, 1972-1985 (Matthew Lyons). 6. "We Have Bare Hands": Nonviolent Social Movements in the Soviet Bloc (Lee Smithey and Lester R. Kurtz). PART IV. ASIA. Introduction. 7. The Origins of People Power in the Philippines (Stephen Zunes). 8. Imagery in the 1992 Nonviolent Uprising in Thailand (Chaiwat Satha-Anand). 9. Violent and Nonviolent Struggle in Burma: Is a Unified Strategy Workable (Michael A. Beer). PART V. AFRICA. Introduction. 10. The Ogoni Struggle for Human Rights and a Civil Society in Nigeria (Joshua Cooper). 11. The Role of Nonviolence in the Downfall of Apartheid (Stephen Zunes). PART VI. LATIN AMERICA. Introduction. 12. Advocating Nonviolent Direct Action In Latin America: The Antecedents and Emergence of SERPAJ (Ronald Pagnucco and John D. McCarthy). 13. The Brazilian Church-State Crisis of 1980: Effective Nonviolent Action in a Military Dictatorship (Daniel Zirker). PART VII. NORTH AMERICA. Introduction. 14. Nonviolent Social Movements in the United States: A Historical Overview (Charles Chatfield). Conclusion (Stephen Zunes and Lester R. Kurtz). Index.
£44.60
