Peace and Conflict Studies

By David Philip Barash, Charles P. Webel, Charles P Webel

Book Overview

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of the gold standard text explores historical and current topics in today's rapidly changing world to provide a comprehensive introduction to peace and conflict studies. Authors David P. Barash and Charles P. Webel offer an insightful analysis of 21st-century global affairs, including such timely topics as ISIS, the nature of violence and nonviolence, cutting-edge military technologies, the Terrorism and Global Peace Indexes, and the latest developments in Iran, North Korea, and Syria. Comprehensive yet written in a student-friendly and accessible style, the text represents a commitment to inspire readers to create a better world through an understanding of what has happened and what is happening, and therefore what is likely to take place in the future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506344224
• ISBN13: 9781506344225
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 712 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.9" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Peace and Conflict Studies

Very broad and objective overview of the nature of conflict, conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Well recommended for students of conflict resolution as well as for anyone interested in the subject. Well written and reads very easily.