Books

20+ results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
My belly is white My belly is white Austin Fernando Service memoirs of Austin Fernando, former Sri Lankan defense secretary and negotiator with LTTE. OL13183728W
Konflik dan integrasi politik Gerakan Aceh Merdeka Konflik dan integrasi politik Gerakan Aceh Merdeka Moch Nurhasim Peace agreement and political integration of GAM, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka into Republic of Indonesia. OL13649737W
The American way of peace The American way of peace Jan S. Prybyla "Traces the development and implementation of Pax Americana, the American way of peace, from World War II to the war on terrorism and the Iraqi conflict. Examines the extent to which modernization mu… OL1418734W
Future wars Future wars Gurmeet Kanwal,Samarjit Ghosh Papers presented at an international conference on Changing nature of conflict : trends and responses, held at New Delhi in November 2009. OL15992590W
The economics of UN peacekeeping The economics of UN peacekeeping Nadège Sheehan "Peacekeeping is a security concept that is very representative of the current interventionism, multilateralism, human rights, and humanitarian ideas. UN peacekeeping plays an important role in inter… OL16149067W
Afghanistan Afghanistan Philip Steele 'Our World Divided: Afghanistan from War to Peace' examines the history of Afghanistan from the wars with the British empire to its present day occupation by Western troops. The current issues includ… OL16585466W
Pillars and shadows Pillars and shadows John Braithwaite This volume of the Peacebuilding Compared Project examines the sources of the armed conflict and coup in the Solomon Islands before and after the turn of the millennium. The Regional Assistance Missi… OL16955513W
Social capital and peace-building Social capital and peace-building Michaelene Cox Introduction / Michaelene Cox -- Part I. Social Capital as an Instrument of Violence -- 1. Shades of orange and green: Civil society and the peace process in Northern Ireland / Roberto Belloni -- 2. … OL18349440W
From early warning to early action? From early warning to early action? Andrea Ricci This publication is a collection of texts from European Union institutions, European think-tanks and universities, as well as high-ranking officials from the European Union military staff and experts… OL18722656W
No good men among the living No good men among the living Anand Gopal "As U.S. troops prepare to withdraw, the shocking tale of how the American military had triumph in sight in Afghanistan--and then brought the Taliban back from the dead. In the popular imagination, A… OL19670315W
Putting peace first Putting peace first Eric David Dawson "Seven strategies that children can use to make an impact in their communities and promote peace and tolerance"-- OL19749495W
Speaking their peace Speaking their peace Colette Rausch "Wars dehumanize. This book humanizes. To those who have been silenced by the trauma of conflict, gagged by fear and conformity, and muted by the world's indifference, this book gives a voice. And it… OL20005080W
Peace through entrepreneurship Peace through entrepreneurship Steven R. Koltai "Joblessness is the root cause of the global unrest threatening American security. Fostering entrepreneurship is the remedy. The combined weight of American diplomacy and military power cannot end un… OL20039912W
El hombre clave El hombre clave Henry Acosta Patiño Durante más de una década Henry Acosta Patiño mantuvo en secreto su labor de Facilitador. Para dejar constancia de cómo se gestó uno de los momentos más importantes del último siglo en Colombia y dej… OL20054085W
The Color of Grace The Color of Grace Bethany Haley Williams "Pain and hopelessness are the common ground shared between two vastly different cultures--a middle-class white woman in rural America and war-ravaged children in Africa--as author Bethany Haley shar… OL20477649W
The Oxford handbook of religion, conflict, and peacebuilding The Oxford handbook of religion, conflict, and peacebuilding Little, David,R. Scott Appleby,Atalia Omer This volume provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary account of the scholarship on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding. Looking far beyond the traditional parameters of the field, the contrib… OL20973866W
The planet Gazimbo in Galaxy Zams The planet Gazimbo in Galaxy Zams Frank Swift Take a journey to the planet Gazimbo in galaxy Zamz and meet the Gumblies, Garbles, Gazoopers and Gams, who learn about peace, sharing and saving their planet. OL21182890W
The destructors The destructors Michael Kerr Looks at what the idea of power-sharing meant to the different parties to the Northern Ireland conflict and examines the effects when Britain's policy of using power-sharing to regulate the troubles … OL22411799W
The fate of Sudan The fate of Sudan John Young "In 2005, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ended one of Africa's most devastating civil wars and set the stage for the partition of Sudan, Africa's largest country. One of the most important p… OL22741312W
The politics of civil-military cooperation The politics of civil-military cooperation Christopher Ankersen Civil-military cooperation is a hallmark of contemporary military operations. Images of soldiers digging wells or helping to open schools characterize our view of what goes on in places such as Afgha… OL24292672W
Next page