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People, Peace and Power: Conflict Transformation in Action
Diana Francis
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Description for People, Peace and Power: Conflict Transformation in Action
Paperback. Practical guide from a conflict-resolution expert that shows how ordinary people can become peace-builders in violent societies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 figures. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPVH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Millions of people around the world live in countries torn apart by war, where violence and suffering are part of everyday life. Yet in all those countries there are groups of people working for peace in the midst of war, standing up for human rights and decency. What difference can they make? What can be done to support them, and to help dialogue to happen in the midst of hostility and violence?
This book examines these questions, focusing on the roles that ordinary people can play as peace builders in societies where violence and antagonism have become ... Read more
Millions of people around the world live in countries torn apart by war, where violence and suffering are part of everyday life. Yet in all those countries there are groups of people working for peace in the midst of war, standing up for human rights and decency. What difference can they make? What can be done to support them, and to help dialogue to happen in the midst of hostility and violence?
This book examines these questions, focusing on the roles that ordinary people can play as peace builders in societies where violence and antagonism have become ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745318356
SKU
V9780745318356
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Diana Francis
Diana Francis is former President of the International Fellowship of Reconciliation and Chair of the Committee for Conflict Transformation Support. She is the author of From Pacification to Peacebuilding (Pluto, 2010), Rethinking War and Peace (Pluto, 2004) and People, Peace and Power (Pluto, 2002).
Reviews for People, Peace and Power: Conflict Transformation in Action
'An honest and very personal account, which sets it apart from the numerous training manuals‚ that are now on the market'
Andrew Rigby, head of the Centre for the Study of Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Coventry University 'Diana Francis is one of the world's most experienced and able facilitators in conflict transformation. Her book is one of the first comprehensive ... Read more
Andrew Rigby, head of the Centre for the Study of Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Coventry University 'Diana Francis is one of the world's most experienced and able facilitators in conflict transformation. Her book is one of the first comprehensive ... Read more