Product Description: This book recognizes and honors the life and work of Adam Curle, one of the leading pioneers of peace education, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth in July 1916. The book is organized in four parts: a brief introduction to Curle’s personal and professional biography and key aspects of his worka biographical essay on Adam Curle with selected photos in colorkey innovative texts that cover the different periods and themes of Curle’s life and work; the texts are selected by Tom Woodhouse and John Paul Lederach, who have unique access to the Adam Curle Collection, which is part of the special collections archive of the University of Bradford Librarya reflective essay on the continued relevance of Curle’s work for contemporary peace and conflict researchÂ...read more

Product Description: How technology and community organizing can combine to help prevent violence, with examples from Chicago to Sri Lanka.Tunisian and Egyptian protestors famously made use of social media to rally supporters and disseminate information as the "Arab Spring" began to unfold in 2010...read more

Product Description: All over the world, poverty is gradually giving way to cooperative economic activity. At the same time, there are signs that standard competitive "free" markets are failing.Empirical evidence shows that cooperation works better than competition and that cooperatives succeed more often than standard corporations...read more

Product Description: John Paul Lederach's work in the field of conciliation and mediation is internationally recognized. As founding Director of the Conflict Transformation Program and Institute of Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, he has provided consultation and direct mediation in a range of situations from the Miskito/Sandinista conflict in Nicaragua to Somalia, Northern Ireland, the Basque Country, and the Philippines...read more

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Product Description: We live in a diverse, but interdependent world. Even with modern technology, communications, and travel, we still need to build relationships leading to reconciliation. John Paul Lederach shares insights gained from years of work in international mediation and deep spiritual reflection on the task of reconciliation...read more

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Product Description: This text explores conflict resolution training and relationship to culture. It blends a special training tradition in mediation with a tradition derived from the author's work in development. Lederach uses anecdotes and experiences to demonstrate his resolution techniques. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)