The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is the longest on-going hot-and-cold war in the 20th and 21st century. In this book the author argues that human rights standards are the key to a just and sustainable solution and that, tragically, no one has ever made serious use of them in try…
These essays analyze the impact of the Middle East peace process since 1993 on the countries most affected by it - Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Egypt, and Syria - and on the domestic politics and foreign policies of Turkey and the countries of the Persian Gulf and …
Drawing on over 150 interviews with former IRA, INLA, UVF and UFF prisoners, this text analyses why Northern Ireland has seen a transition from war to peace.
Neither naively optimistic nor hopelessley pessimistic, this collection of writings by experts on the history of the troubles in Northern Ireland paints a realistic picture of the peace processes that have dotted the province's landscape.
-- Khalidi closely analyzes three historical moments that illuminate how the United States' involvement has, in fact, thwarted progress toward peace between Israel and Palestine. The first moment he investigates is the "Reagan Plan "of 1982, when Israeli prime minister Menachem …
An examination of the failure of the United States as a broker in the Palestinian Israeli peace process, through three key historical moments. Khalidi zeroes in on the United States' role as a purportedly impartial, honest broker in 35 years of a failed Palestinian Israeli peace…
This study provides guidance on how to best approach the management of an internally-led peace implementation process after violent intrastate conflict, gives an overview of tasks to be taken on, explains the legal framework provided for under international law, and addresses ma…
In a myth-busting analysis of the world's most intractable conflict, a star of Middle East reporting argues that only one weapon has yielded progress: confrontation. Scattered over the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea lie the remnants of failed peace …
This text brings together a unique range of perspectives on the Sri Lankan peace process from 2001-2006, and the attempts to bring this protracted violent conflict to a peaceful resolution.
In 2012, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee conferred its most prestigious award to the EU. This book takes this prize as a starting point to review the association of Europe's quest for peace with plans and ideals about European unity, the oldest of which can be traced back as far…
Female Combatants in Conflict and Peace explores the intricacies of women's engagement in violence. It seeks to contribute to the growing body of literature on the intersection of gender, conflict and peace by specifically focusing on a particular group of women female combatant…
Placing a rights-based approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the centre of discussions over its peaceful resolution, this book provides detailed consideration of international law and its application to political issues. Contributions from leading scholars in their res…
This book poses questions about the history, meaning, future, and resolution of the Israel/Palestine conflict. Deeply informed by political philosophy and based on decades of personal involvement with politics and social activism, the author's moderate voice--global in its outlo…
How peace has been made and maintained, experienced and imagined is not only a matter of historical interest, but also of pressing concern. Peace: A World History is the first study to explore the full spectrum of peace and peacemaking from prehistoric to contemporary times in a…
"This book is essential reading for students, scholars, policy-shapers, activists and general readers involved with how present forms of peace and peacemaking have been influenced by those of the past, and how future forms can benefit by taking these into account."--Jacket.
