Peace & conflict studies / David P. Barash, Charles P. Webel.
Material type: TextPublisher: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xxv, 681 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1506344224
- 9781506344225
- Peace and conflict studies
- 303.66 23
- JZ5538 .B37 2018
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface to the fourth edition -- Supplementary preface -- Part I. The promise of peace, the problems of war : -- 1. The meanings of peace -- 2. Peace studies, peace education, and peace research -- 3. The meanings of wars -- 4. Terrorism versus counterterrorism -- 5. The special significance of nuclear weapons -- Part II. The reasons for wars : -- 6. The individual level -- 7. The group level -- 8. The state level -- 9. The decision-making level -- 10. The ideological, social, and economic levels -- Part III. Building "negative peace" : -- 11. Peace movements -- 12. Diplomacy, negotiations, and conflict resolution -- 13. Disarmament and arms control -- 14. International cooperation -- 15. Peace through strength? -- 16. International law -- 17. Ethical and religious perspectives -- Part IV. Building positive peace : -- 18. Human rights -- 19. Ecological well-being -- 20. Economic well-being -- 21. Movements toward democracy -- 22. National reconciliation -- 23. Nonviolence -- 24. Toward a more peaceful future.
"The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of the gold standard text explores historical and current topics in today’s rapidly changing world to provide a comprehensive introduction to peace and conflict studies. The authors offer an insightful analysis of 21st-century global affairs, including such timely topics as ISIS, the nature of violence and nonviolence, cutting-edge military technologies, the Terrorism and Global Peace Indexes, and the latest developments in Iran, North Korea, and Syria."--Publisher's website.
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