| Description |
1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introductory Note; 1 The Concept of Peaceful Societies; 2 A Positive Concept of Peace; 3 Contentious But Not Violent: The Hopi of Northern Arizona; 4 Restraint and Ritual Apology: The Rotumans of the South Pacific; 5 Respect for All: The Paliyans of South India; 6 Multiple Paths to Peace: The "La Paz" Zapotec of Mexico; 7 Resolving Conflict Within the Law: The Mardu Aborigines of Australia; 8 Putting a Stone in the Middle: The Nubians of Northern Africa |
| Summary |
This book highlights the existence of non-violent and anti-violent societies, combining theory and case studies of particular groups, to look at how they deal with conflict with a view to distilling lessons about peacemaking in a global context |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Peace -- Social aspects
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Conflict management -- Social aspects
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Peace -- Social aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fry, Douglas
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| ISBN |
9780203021033 |
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0203021037 |
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