Approaches to Peace: A Reader in Peace Studies 1st edition

Description: Approaches to Peace: A Reader in Peace Studies 1st edition Product Description "For those endeavoring to approach peace, there is no shortage of challenges, practical as well as intellectual. Fortunately, there is also no shortage of inspiration and insight."-- From the preface Approaches to Peace: A Reader in Peace Studies, Second Edition, provides a unique and interdisciplinary sampling of key articles and short literary selections focusing on the diverse facets of peace and conflict studies. Featuring both classic and contemporary work, it enables students to read highly influential articles while also introducing them to the most current perspectives in the field. Timeless classics from Leo Tolstoy, the Bhagavad Gita, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and Henry David Thoreau are included alongside contemporary pieces by Johan Galtung, Betty Reardon, and many others. Updated to address current concerns, the second edition incorporates seventeen new articles, including selections from Al Gore on climate change, Jeffrey Sachs on Third World economies, and Desmond Tutu on reconciliation. A new chapter on terrorism offers work from Eqbal Ahmad, Richard Falk, Samuel Huntington, and others. Ideal on its own as a foundation text in any introductory peace studies course, Approaches to Peace, Second Edition, is also compact enough to use as a supplement with more specialized readings. Each selection is prefaced by a short introduction highlighting the author's background, the work's historical context, and the selection's significance in terms of the "big picture." Study questions and a list of suggested readings at the end of each selection also provide useful resources for students. About the Author David P. Barash is a Professor at the University of Washington in the Department of Psychology (Ph.D. Zoology, U.W. Madison, 1970). Prolific author in the areas of peace studies, violence, antinuclear activism, and evolutionary psychology, gender and fidelity studies. He is the author of 25 books and more than 200 journal articles, and has been instrumental in establishing Peace Studies as a legitimate academic discipline. Recent works include Natural Selections: Honest Liars, Selfish Altruists and Other Realities of Evolution (Bellevue Literary Press, 2007); Madame Bovary's Ovaries: A Darwinian Look at Literature (Delacorte, 2005); The Survival Game: How Game Theory Explains Cooperation and Competition (Holt/Times Books, 2003); with wife Judith Lipton, Gender Gap: The Biology of Male-Female Differences (Transnational Pub, 2002); The Myth of Monogamy (W.H. Freeman, 2001; Paper Holt/Times Books, 2002). Details Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.5 x 7.4 inches Item Weight: 2.0 pounds Shipping Weight: 2.0 pounds Manufacturer: Oxford University Press Item MPN: Illustrations Item part number: Illustrations IMPORTANT NOTICE: DUE TO THE PRESENT ISSUES AT THE USPS, SHIPMENTS ARE SOMETIMES BEING DELAYED BEYOND MY CONTROL. PLEASE DO NOT FILE CLAIMS, CONTACT ME FIRST. ALL SHIPMENTS *WILL* ARRIVE, BUT MAY BE LATER THAN EXPECTED UNTIL THIS TEMPORARY SITUATION AT USPS IS RESOLVED. We take our reputation seriously, we buy and sell online, so we understand the value of trust. If you are unsatisfied with your order, please contact us and we will work with you to resolve it to your satisfaction. PLEASE be aware that if there is just ONE photo in our listings, it means it is a GENERIC STOCK PHOTO. If there are TWO OR MORE PHOTOS, they are photos of the EXACT ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE. IMPORTANT: condition descriptions provided by eBay in their 'item specifics' template shown above my listings are sometimes incorrect due to limitations of the EBAY software listing program I use. [Data, including stock photos, is pulled in from outside sources automatically, to create these listings. sometimes that data may be incorrect.] MOST of my books are either VERY GOOD or GOOD condition. Some are like new or new. Books are shipped MEDIA MAIL RATE.

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