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Peace and Conflict Studies

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ISBN-10: 1412961203

ISBN-13: 9781412961202

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Charles P. Webel, David P. Barash

List price: $114.00
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This core textbook comprehensively introduces students to the relatively young interdisciplinary field of peace and conflict studies. Five years after the text's original publication, it is time for an update that reflects changes on the world scene, as well as the need to add new material and expand on other topics. The second edition of Peace and Conflict Studies aims to respond to current challenges while still retaining the thoroughness that has made it successful.This field is unabashedly value-oriented, and although the authors are up front about their own values and opinions, they attempt to present all sides of complex debates to assist students in forming personal and social…    
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Book details

List price: $114.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 544
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Charles Webel received a multidisciplinary Ph.D. in Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, and Philosophy in 1976 from the University of California, Berkeley. In addition, he has pursued post-doctoral studies at Harvard University and the Max Planck Institute and at the Universities of Paris, Frankfurt, and Heidelberg. A lecturer in the School of Social Welfare at Berkeley, his major fields of concentration include social and political theory; peace and conflict studies; social, political, and cultural psychology; and the philosophy of science and the social sciences. In addition to his academic career, he briefly enjoyed a career in publishing as executive editor of social sciences,…    

David P. Barash holds a Ph.D. in zoology & is professor of psychology & zoology at the University of Washington. He has been especially active in the growth & development of sociobiology as a scientific discipline.

Preface
The Promise of Peace, the Problems of War
The Meanings of Peace
The Meanings of Wars
Terrorism Versus Counterterrorism: A War Without End?
The Special Significance of Nuclear Weapons
The Reasons for Wars
The Individual Level
The Group Level
The State Level
The Decision-Making Level
The Ideological, Social, and Economic Levels
Building "Negative Peace"
Peace Movements
Diplomacy, Negotiations, and Conflict Resolution
Disarmament and Arms Control
International Cooperation
Peace Through Strength?
International Law
Ethical and Religious Perspectives
Building "Positive Peace"
Human Rights
Ecological Well-Being
Economic Well-Being
National Reconciliation
Nonviolence
Toward a More Peaceful Future
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Authors