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Book cover for Robert H. Holden: Armies Without Nations

Armies Without Nations : Public Violence and State Formation in Central America, 1821-1960

Robert H. Holden
Paperback - $75.95

Public violence, a persistent feature of Latin American life since the collapse of Iberian rule in the 1820s, has been especially prominent in Central America. Robert H. Holden shows how public violence shaped the states that have governed Costa Rica ...

Book cover for Jennifer S. Holmes: Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia

Guns, Drugs, and Development in Colombia

Jennifer S. Holmes
Hardcover - $117.95



Book cover for Francis P. Hutchinson: Educating Beyond Violent Futures

Educating Beyond Violent Futures

Francis P. Hutchinson
Paperback - $115.95

Drawing upon new research from sociology, peace and conflict studies, gender studies, media studies, and future and curriculum studies, "Educating Beyond Violent Futures" offers resources of hope for developing conflict resolution skills and building ...

Book cover for Jonathan Inkpin: Religion and Violence

Religion and Violence

Jonathan Inkpin
Paperback - $21.95

The end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st have brought about too many questions concerning religion and violence in a new and urgent way. What are the relationships between religion and violence, peace and community? Is violence at the he ...

Book cover for Marianne Johnston: Dealing with Bullying

Dealing with Bullying

Marianne Johnston
Hardcover - $43.95

In our increasingly violent society, The Conflict Resolution Library is a necessity for every school library. Each book will serve as a child's first introduction to dealing positively with problems that cause conflict. Our society desperately needs ...

Book cover for Mark Juergensmeyer: Gandhi's Way

Gandhi's Way : A Handbook of Conflict Resolution

Mark Juergensmeyer
Paperback - $38.95

Gandhi's Way provides a primer of Mahatma Gandhi's principles of moral action and conflict resolution and offers a straightforward, step-by-step approach that can be used in any conflict---at home or in business; in local, national, or international ...

Book cover for Colin H. Kahl: States, Scarcity, and Civil Strife in the Developing World

States, Scarcity, and Civil Strife in the Developing World

Colin H. Kahl
Hardcover - $82.95

"A masterful book that will substantially advance the study of the links between environmental and demographic stress and violent conflict. It will become the standard reference book on the subject."--Thomas Homer-Dixon, University of Toronto

"An e ...

Book cover for Douglas Kellner: Guys and Guns Amok

Guys and Guns Amok : Domestic Terrorism and School Shootings Fron the Oklahoma City Bombing to the Virginia Tech Massacre

Douglas Kellner
Paperback - $39.95

From the recent shootings at Virginia Tech University to the tragedies at Columbine and Oklahoma City, certain common traits can be traced. In "Guys and Guns Amok," media and cultural critic Douglas Kellner provides a fascinating diagnostic reading o ...

Book cover for Jennet Kirkpatrick: Uncivil Disobedience

Uncivil Disobedience : Studies in Violence & Democratic Polit

Jennet Kirkpatrick
Hardcover - $86.95



Book cover for Paul Kivel: I Can Make My World a Safer Place

I Can Make My World a Safer Place : A Kid's Book about Stopping Violence

Paul Kivel
Paperback - $20.95

Through simple text, eye-catching drawings and such activities as mazes, crosswords and word searches, this book encourages children to think about and act to promote peace at home, in their communities, and in the world. Harriet Tubman, Csar Chavez ...

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