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| Approaches to Peace: A Reader in Peace Studies | Report Error | | Author: David P. Barash (Editor) | | Publication Date: September 1999 | | Publisher: Oxford Press | | Description: 'Approaches to Peace provides a unique and interdisciplinary sampling of classic articles and short literary selections focusing on the diverse aspects of peace and conflict studies. Readings cover the causes of war and proposed means of preventing itso called negative peaceand also reflect upon the universal concern for positive peace. The material examines nonviolence movements, peace movements, religious inspirations, and our future prospects for peace. Contributors include Johan Galtung, Kenneth Boulding, Elise Boulding, and Alva Mydral. Contemporary pieces by Jonathan Schell, Richard Falk, Betty Reardon, and Vaclav Havel, and timeless classics from Leo Tolstoy, the Bhagavad Gita, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and Thoreau are included as well. The book's balanced and unbiased approach makes it easily adaptable to both general discussions of peace and conflict as well as the rapidly changing issues of the moment. Approaches to Peace is able to stand on its own as a foundation text in any introductory peace studies course.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 11/15/2003 |
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| Being Peace | Report Error | | Author: Thich Nhat Hanh, Arnold Kotler (Editor), Nhat | | Publication Date: March 1988 | | Publisher: Parallax Press | | Description: 'This collection of teachings by noted Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh will be eagerly read by those concerned about world peace. Rev. Thich claims that world peace starts with the individual's acquiring inner peace. He challenges the reader in warm and anecdotal dialogues: 'Have we wasted our hours and days? Are we wasting our lives?... Practicing Buddhism is to be alive to each moment.' Meditation, says the author, is not an escape from the difficult present but an active form of service to society, directing us to understanding and compassion toward all suffering humanity. The author terms this 'engaged Buddhism.' Free of jargon and eminently practical, this wise and joyous book celebrates the spirituality inherent in daily life.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 11/13/2003 |
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| Choose Peace: A Dialogue Between Johan Galtung and Daisaku Ikeda | Report Error | | Author: Johan Galtung (Editor), Richard L. Gage (Translator), Daisaku Ikeda | | Publication Date: 1995 | | Publisher: Pluto Press | | Description: 'Johan Galtung and Daisaku Ikeda are two major figures in international peace studies. Ikeda is a leading Buddhist, author and educator and is deeply rooted in the Mahayana Buddhism of Nichiren. Galtung is the founder of the Institute for Peace Research in Oslo and has developed a more general Buddhist orientation. Together, through dialogue, they search for ways of interfacing Buddhism and peace. Presented as a dialogue between the two men, Choose Peace explores practical solutions to many of the global problems afflicting the world today. Galtung and Ikeda identify sources of violence and unrest and consider the role of Buddhism in formulating peaceful solutions to violence. The implications of political forces such as nationalism and socialism are considered and the role of human rights, grassroots power and the United Nations in peacekeeping initiatives are explored.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 10/5/2003 |
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| I | Report Error | | Author: Colman McCarthy | | Publication Date: 2002 | | Publisher: Orbis Books | | Description: 'In 1982, popular Washington Post columnist McCarthy was asked to teach a course at Washington's School without Walls. Responding to the suggestion that he teach writing, McCarthy said, 'I'd rather teach peace,' and that's what he's been doing ever since in every kind of school all over the country. He teaches his students about the famous (Gandhi and King) and about those who should be famous (Dorothy Day and Jeanette Rankin). He tells them startling things (since the end of World War II, there has never been a democratically elected government as a result of U.S. military presence in a foreign country), and he encourages them to talk about what they're learning. Here he offers a kind of how-to manual, explaining how he gets kids to explore issues relating to peace and how he motivates them to think creatively. Instead of theory, he gives us practice --and a sense of the pleasure he takes from introducing his students to the joy of exploration.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 9/28/2003 |
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| Learning the Skills of Peacemaking: A K-6 Activity Guide to Resolving Conflicts, Communicating, & Cooperating | Report Error | | Author: Naomi Drew, Susan Remkus (Editor) | | Publication Date: 1995 | | Publisher: Jalmar Press | | Description: 'This best-selling how-to guide for teachers, counselors and parents brings the Skills of Peacemaking to real-life situations. This highly regarded work shows you how to promote peacemaking and problem-solving skills across the curriculum. Chock full of in-depth, hands-on activities, blackline masters, program evaluation forms, scripts, role plays and more, it fosters deep understanding in your students of win-win guidelines and skills for keeping the peace. Also includes an effective peer mediation program with forms, training guide, script, and group role plays. Additional information on parent involvement and leading parent workshops.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 10/5/2003 |
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| Peace and Conflict Studies | Report Error | | Author: David P. Barash (Author), Charles P. Webel (Author) | | Publication Date: April 2002 | | Publisher: Sage Publications | | Description: 'This core textbook comprehensively introduces students to the relatively young interdisciplinary field of peace and conflict studies. 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 opinions, insisting only that those opinions be informed by serious intellectual effort. A hallmark of the book is an effort to encourage independent and critical thinking among student readers.' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 11/15/2003 |
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| Touching Peace: Practicing the Art of Mindful Living | Report Error | | Author: Thich Nhat Hanh, Nhat, Mayumi Oda (Illustrator) | | Publication Date: December 1992 | | Publisher: Parallax Press | | Description: 'In this long-awaited sequel to his bestselling Being Peace, Thich Nhat Hanh develops his teachings on practicing peace in our everyday lives. Based on talks given during his 1991 visit to North America against the backdrop of the Gulf War. 'One of the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West...'' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 11/13/2003 |
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| Waging Peace in Our Schools | Report Error | | Author: Linda Lantieri (Author) | | Publication Date: July 1998 | | Publisher: Beacon Press | | Description: 'The authors, longtime teachers and educational activists, are both associated with the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), which began in Brooklyn and has spread across the country, now serving 325 schools. Here they present with impressive clarity the details of how this mediation approach has worked. Lantieri and Patti convincingly argue that, because of media glamorization of violence, the proliferation of weapons among students and the difficult home lives of many children, a method for achieving nonviolent solutions to problems of communication is as important as those for teaching reading and writing. The authors describe many examples of how RCCP has worked in the school to reduce physical violence, foster appreciation of cultural diversity, enhance learning and promote greater communication between students and their teachers, as well as between students both in and outside the school environment. Included is a history of the RCCP, a working model of the program for professionals who want to adopt it for their schools, as well as suggestions for parents who want to create 'peaceable homes.'' | | http://www.amazon.com/exec/obid | Date Added: 11/13/2003 |
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