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The Psychology of Peace An Introduction
Rachel M. MacNair
ISBN: 0-275-97855-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97855-6
256 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 8/30/2003
List Price: $78.95 (UK Sterling Price: £54.95)
Discount Price: $39.48 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: For individual health, healing professionals study first the causes and effects of diseases, then how to treat them. A similar quest for recovery—but a recovery of societal health—is the focal point for The Psychology of Peace. Accordingly, the first theme of the book is the causes and effects of violence. Next is the study of treatment, which in this case means causes and effects of behavior designed to counter violence. Further study of treatment is presented in problem-solving approaches to real-world situations: for example, understanding conflict resolution when both parties are willing, as well as nonviolent struggle when one side is not. This volume includes practical guidance for policy-makers, activists, researchers, and anyone who wants to better understand this major aspect of the human condition.

The only single-authored textbook in the field of peace psychology at its publish date, this volume lays out concepts in a uniform and lively style. Intended to support current thinking and stimulate further research, this volume gives an overview of the field. Points still in controversy are identified as such, and alternative views offered where appropriate.
Table of Contents:
  • Psychological Causes of Violence
    Psychological Effects of Violence
    Psychological Causes of Nonviolence
    Psychological Effects of Nonviolence
    Conflict Resolution
    Nonviolent Struggle and Social Movements
    Public Policy Issues of Violence
    Gentle Lives and Culture
    Chart of Sections of Most Interest to Other Disciplines and Sub-disciplines of Psychology
    Short Chronology
    References
About the Author: RACHEL M. MACNAIR is Director of the Institute for Integrated Social Analysis, a research organization which specializes in the connections between various social issues and violence. She is the author of Perpetration-Induced Traumatic Stress: The Psychological Consequences of Killing (Praeger, 2002).
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