Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution : Culture, Identity, Power, and Practice

Avruch, Kevin

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Publisher's Synopsis

Written by a distinguished scholar, this book explores themes of culture, identity, and power as they relate to conceptions of practice in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Among the topics covered are ethnic and identity conflicts; culture, relativism and human rights; post-conflict trauma and reconciliation; and modeling varieties of conflict resolution practice. Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution is the winner of the 2014 Conflict Research Society Book of the Year Prize.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781612050591
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	27 Jun 2012
DEWEY:	303.6
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	229
Weight:	516g
Height:	234mm
Width:	150mm
Spine width:	20mm