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Zones of Peace
by Landon E Hancock  Publisher Comments * Looks at the ways people have used sanctuary throughout history and in present-day conflicts to avoid or challenge violence* Authors with practical experience in peace zones throughout Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin AmericaThe notion of having...
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The True Cost of Conflict: Seven Recent Wars and Their Effects on Society
by Michael Cranna Publisher Comments An unusual attempt to calculate the real costs of war to society, featuring case studies of seven recent civil and international conflicts....
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500 Ways To Change the World
by Nick Temple Publisher Comments Contains 500 inspired ideas from around the world that cost nothing to implement but could enhance all our lives....
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Allies & Arms Control
by Fen Osler Hampson Book News Annotation Experts from the US, Canada, and Europe use three dimensions arms control policies. In their conclusion, the editors comment on the implications of the latest political and military developments in Europe. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (...
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How To Do Leaflets Newsletters & Newspap
by Nancy Brigham Synopsis Everything you need to know: from writing to the appropriate audience to using desktop publishing....
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Pacifism As Pathology Reflections on The
by Ward Churchill Publisher Comments Argues that while the ideology of nonviolent political action promises that the harsh realities of state power can be transcended through good feelings and purity of purpose, it is in fact a counter-revolutionary movement that defends and reinforces the...
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Every Life is a Story: The Social Relations of Science, Ecology and Peace
by Fred H Knelman Publisher Comments The theme of globalization and the nature of global change provide the context and environment of the book's analysis. Knelman first deals with the nature of science and the behaviour of scientists, using the decision to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima...
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For the Hell of It: Life and Times of Abbie Hoffman
by Jonah Raskin Publisher Comments As cultural revolutionary, media celebrity, Yippie, lost soul, and tragic suicide, Abbie Hoffman embodied the contradictions of his era. In this riveting new biography, Jonah Raskin draws on his own twenty-year relationship with Hoffman; hundreds of...
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50 ways to fight censorship :and important facts to know about the censors
by Dave Marsh Book News Annotation Rock music critic Marsh details examples of censorship in music, literature, and the visual arts, and identifies the ideologues who advocate censorship and the businesses who back them. He then offers 50 simple acts anyone can undertake to combat the...
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Why Movements Matter the West German Pea
by Steve Breyman Publisher Comments A provocative account of how the Reagan administration relented to pressures created by international peace movements during one of the most dangerous episodes of the Cold War. Breyman provides the first systematic account of the West German anti-missile...
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Is There No Other Way?: The Search for a Nonviolent Future
by Michael Nagler Synopsis Drawing from the experiences of such figures as Mahatma Gandhi, a major American scholar and activist describes the laws of nonviolence and the nonviolent actions of ordinary people, blending in an analysis of current events like the Columbine High...
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Indo Pak Conflicts Ripe To Resolve
by Rizwan Zeb Book News Annotation After laying out the basic components of William Zartman's ripeness theory, which sees the "mutually hurting stalemate" as a ripe moment in which two conflicting parties see their respective positions as mutually harmful and are therefore ready to...
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Schnews/Squall Yearbook 2001
by Schnews Squall Publisher Comments Don't be put off by the date...2001 was a great year for the anti-corporate struggle - The Zapatistas march in Mexico City, thousands disrupt the World Bank meeting in Prague, Winston Churchill gets an anarchist makeover in London: from Bognor to Bogota,...
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Protecting Refugees
by Publisher Comments This publication takes the core, legal concepts that underpin the protection of refugees and attempts to make them accessible to the lay reader. It gives practical advice for on-the-ground interventions that can make the difference between rights abused...
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Resolving Public Conflict: Transforming Community and Governance
by E Franklin Dukes Synopsis In this powerful and optimistic book, Franklin Dukes moves beyond the orthodox remedies of right and left to explain how the field of public conflict resolution offers a way to cut through the impasse in public policy-making. Drawing on conflict...
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Strategy for Stable Peace Toward a Eur
by Goodby Publisher Comments The United States, Russia, and all the nations of Europe could eliminate war as a means of settling disputes among themselves. It will not be easy but it is within their reach. Thus begins this bold and yet pragmatic argument for creating a security...
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Pathways to Peace: Forty Steps to a Less Violent America
by Victor La Cerva Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-242) and index....
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The Words of Peace: Selections from the Speeches of the Winners of the Noble Peace Prize (Newmarket Words of Pocket Edition Series)
by Irwin Abrams Publisher Comments This acclaimed, inspirational book represents the collective voice of the 52 Nobel Peace Prize laureates since 1901. Selections are by the world's foremost historian of the Nobel Peace Prize from winners' acceptance speeches and lectures. Included are...
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Roots of Justice: Stories of Organizing in Communities of Color
by Larry Solomon Publisher Comments Some of the nearly forgotten histories of communities of color. Read about people who fought back against exploitation and injustice -- and won. From the Zoot Suiters to the welfare rights movement, Roots of Justice shows how, through organizing...
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Organizing for Power and Empowerment (Empowering the Powerless)
by Jacqueline Mondros Publisher Comments Designed to help build powerful community organizations, empower ordinary citizens to become leaders, and bring about major social and economic change, this book offers a coherent practice-based framework for understanding social action, with power and...
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