A history of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, in which longstanding enmity between the Tutsi and Hutu tribes resulted in the murder of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis and moderate Hutus by the extremist Hutu majority. Gourevitch contrasts horrific eyewitness accounts told by Rwandans with the muted responses of the rest of the world. He also assesses ...
This study of genocide in the 20th century examines America's pattern of reluctance to intervene--including in the Holocaust, in Cambodia, and in Bosnia. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
Written for courses such as Communication and Conflict, Interpersonal Conflict, Conflict Management, Conflict and Negotiation, and Conflict in Personal Relationships, this textbook examines the central principles of effective conflict management in a wide variety of contexts - from romantic relationships to the workplace. Its combination of up-to ...
Written after September 11, 2001, in response to the conditions of heightened vulnerability and aggression that have prevailed since then, Judith Butler critiques the use of violence and argues for a response in which violence might be minimized, and interdependency becomes acknowledged as the basis for global political community. Following the ...
Covering the whole range of conflict settings-interpersonal, group, and organizational-Working Through Conflict, Fourth Edition, provides an introduction to conflict management that is firmly grounded in current theory and research. Encompassing a broad spectrum of theoretical perspectives, the text includes an abundance of real life case studies ...
An African intellectual brings a great knowledge of history, politics, and geography to the issue of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Mamdani examines genocide as a category, and traces the Rwandan genocide to its sources in the colonial period and to post-colonial identity politics. He calls for reform through a politics informed by an awareness of ...
From world-renowned psychologist and bestselling author of "The Soul's Code" comes a profound examination of the roots of man's primal love/hate relationship with war.
Now in a new edition, Criminal Violence: Patterns, Causes, and Prevention provides a comprehensive and compelling review of this explosive field. Noted criminologists Marc Riedel and Wayne Welsh make the "big picture" of criminal violence accessible to undergraduates--without oversimplifying the topic, they offer broad yet detailed coverage of ...
This brief, theoretically grounded, yet practical text has proven successful with both student and professional audiences, offering clear, usable advice on how to manage the conflicts that arise on the job and in personal relationships. Important chapters dealing with issues of intercultural communication and gender have been revised and rewritten ...
One of America's leading authorities on juvenile violence and aggression presents a groundbreaking investigation of the explosion in violent behavior by girls: its causes, consequences, and possible solutions.
This study investigates the psychological, environmental, spiritual, and social causes of violence in young boys. After concluding that there is no sole solution, the author encourages policy makers and social workers to create spiritual institutions, rather than prisons, in order to help convicted juveniles develop a sense of meaning beyond their ...
For courses in Victimology, Violence in America, Criminology and Special Topics. Understanding Violence and Victimization, Fourth Edition, explores selected types of violence and examines the causes and responses to such victimization. Written for courses in victimology, violence, and criminology, it addresses topics such as domestic violence, ...
Presents an analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. This title also re-examines the relationship between war, politics, violence, and power.
What impels human beings to harm others - family members or strangers? And how can these impulses and actions be prevented or contolled? Heightened public awareness of, and concern about, what is widely perceived as a recent explosion of violence - on a spectrum from domestic abuse to street crimes - has motivated behavioural and social scientists ...
Designed to function as a primary text or supplement for courses in political conflict, political sociology, or revolutions, this revised anthology contains up-to-the-minute coverage of the contemporary political climate. The inclusion of commentary and accounts of recent revolutions in Iran, Nicaragua, the Phillipines, China, Eastern Europe and ...
In "Nobody Left to Hate", a social psychologist argues that a negative atmosphere in the school played a major role in the behavior of the shooters at Columbine. He offers strategies for creating a more supportive, stimulating, and compassionate environment.
This text traces the origins of a faith - modern revolutionaries are believers, no less committed and intense than were Christians or Muslims of an earlier era. What is different is the belief that a perfect secular order will emerge from forcible overthrow of traditional authority.
In this groundbreaking book, James Gilligan examines the epidemic foremost in the minds of most Americans--violence. As he tells the stories of the men he treated at a hospital for the criminally insane, Dr. Gilligan traces the devastating links between violence and shame. He shows how that deadly emotion drives people to destroy others and even ...
The Earth's human population is expected to pass eight billion by the year 2025, while rapid growth in the global economy will spur ever increasing demands for natural resources. The world will consequently face growing scarcities of such vital renewable resources as cropland, fresh water, and forests. Thomas Homer-Dixon argues in this sobering ...
In her revolutionary new book, COMMON SHOCK, Harvard Medical School psychologist Kaethe Weingarten, Ph.D., defines a problem that up until now had no name. Drawing on the latest scientific research and her years of clinical and community experience, Kaethe Weingarten describes common shock -- the biological and psychological responses that are ...
In 2002, young Fadime Sahindal was brutally murdered by her own father. She belonged to a family of Kurdish immigrants who had lived in Sweden for almost two decades. But Fadime's relationship with a man outside of their community had deeply dishonored her family, and only her death could remove the stain. This abhorrent crime shocked the world, ...
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