Must we fight? : from the battlefield to the schoolyard, a new perspective on violent conflict and its prevention / William L. Ury, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ury, William.

Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management.

Social conflict--Prevention.

Social conflict.

Violence--Prevention.

Violence.

Physical Description:

122 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2002]

Summary:

The world struggles with violent conflicts that are unsolvable and inevitable, as if they were part of human nature. Not true, says William Ury, a world famous, best-selling author and top-level negotiator. In this encouraging and startlingly original book, he and several colleagues provide new research and insights into human behavior and human nature which show that we are not, in fact, doomed to violent conflict. He outlines an innovative program for personal and community empowerment called The Third Side, which shows how we can intervene-both as individuals, and within organizations-to support healthy conflict while preventing destructive confrontation.

Praise for William L. Ury

"William Ury is an acknowledged authority on negotiating in difficult situations." - John Kenneth Galbraith

"Bill Ury has a remarkable ability to get to the heart of a dispute and find simple but innovative ways to resolve it." - President Jimmy Carter

Contents:

Primate behavior and human aggression / Frans de Waal

The history of war : fact vs. fiction / R. Brian Ferguson

The power of the "third side" : community roles in conflict resolution / William L. Ury

Reducing youth violence in Boston : lessons from the 1990s / Christopher Winship

Reducing Hindu-Muslim violence in Indian towns : community initiatives / Steven Wilkinson

Containing, resolving, and preventing violent conflict : activating the third side in urban communities / William L. Ury

Questions, comments, answers

Sanford High race riot : opportunities and choices for the third side / Joshua Weiss, Brian Blancke, and Chang In Shin.

Notes:

"A publication of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122).

ISBN:

0787961035

OCLC:

48435306