Understanding disputes : the politics of argument / edited by Pat Caplan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caplan, Patricia.

Series:

Explorations in anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management.

Political anthropology.

Social control.

Gulliver, P. H.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xx, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Providence, R.I. : Berg, 1995.

Summary:

Are disputes ever really resolved, or do people need to find ways of accommodating them and living with the consequences? Can dispute settlement procedures at the local level be transferred to wider environments? In attempting to answer these questions, some of the foremost specialists in the anthropology of law and disputing behaviour examine how people in a variety of social settings, ranging from Ireland to East Africa, deal with quarrels and seek to resolve or accommodate them. This stimulating volume should be of interest to anyone concerned about the increase in conflict in many parts of the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0854969241

085496925X

OCLC:

31045879