Keeping the Peace - Conflict Resolution and Peaceful Societies Around the World

This collection of ethnographies discusses how non-violent values and conflict resolution strategies can help to create and maintain peace.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Concept of Peaceful Societies, Graham Kemp; Chapter 2 A Positive Concept of Peace, Ximena Davies-Vengoechea; Chapter 3 Contentious But Not Violent: The Hopi of Northern Arizona, Alice Schlegel; Chapter 4 Restraint and Ritual Apology: The Rotumans of the South Pacific, Alan Howard; Chapter 5 Respect for All: The Paliyans of South India, Peter M. Gardner; Chapter 6 Multiple Paths to Peace: The “La Paz” Zapotec of Mexico, Douglas P. Fry; Chapter 7 Resolving Conflict Within the Law: The Mardu Aborigines of Australia, Robert Tonkinson; Chapter 8 Putting a Stone in the Middle: The Nubians of Northern Africa, Robert Fernea; Chapter 9 Keeping the Peace in an Island World: The Sama Dilaut of Southeast Asia, CLifford Sather; Chapter 10 A Model of Peacefulness: Rethinking Peace and Conflictin Norway, Kristin Dobinson; Chapter 11 Cautious, Alert, Polite, and Elusive: The Semai of Central Peninsular Malaysia, Robert Knox Dentan; Chapter 12 Conclusion: Learning from Peaceful Societies, Douglas P. Fry;

About the author

Graham Kemp

Summary

Certain societies can be referred to as peaceful because physical aggression only occurs at low levels or because the belief system has potent anti-violent aspects. This book highlights the existence of such societies combining theory and case studies of particular groups.

Product details

• Assisted by: Douglas P. Fry (Editor), Fry Douglas P. (Editor), Graham Kemp (Editor), Kemp Graham (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.10.2003
• EAN: 9780415947619
• ISBN: 978-0-415-94761-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 620 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Society and culture: general, Sociology and anthropology, Violence and abuse in society