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Must We Fight?: From The Battlefield to the Schoolyard - A New Perspective on Violent Conflict and Its Prevention




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: Must We Fight?: From The Battlefield to the Schoolyard - A New Perspective on Violent Conflict and Its Prevention

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 303.69
EAN: 9780787961039
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0787961035
Label: Jossey-Bass
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: December 11, 2001
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Studio: Jossey-Bass



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In this landmark book, William Ury-- best-selling author and director of the Project on Preventing War at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School-- and a stellar panel of experts from several scientific disciplines debunk the commonly held notion that violence is a predictable part of the human condition and outline an innovative paradigm for preventing violent confrontations. Must We Fight? presents compelling new research and insights into human nature which clearly demonstrate that humankind is not doomed to continue the seemingly endless cycle of violent conflict. With intelligence and sensitivity, Ury describes a brilliant program for personal and community empowerment called The Third Side. As he explains, in most conflicts between two parties there is actually a third entity-the community in which the combatants, and their dispute, are embedded. The Third Side is a proven model for ending conflict that shows how to mobilize communities to stop and, in some cases, prevent individual and group violence.



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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - NOT Human Nature
I would describe Bill Ury's latest contribution as a slim, easy to read, non-academic replay of his earlier "The Third Side." Using examples, it walks a reader through the anthropology that supports the preventability of violence as a response to conflict and how 'third sides" function to prevent it. While I read it with consideration for use in the classroom, I see it better used and appreciated by community leaders, politicians, and others who are trying to understand what role, if any, they ... Read More






 






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