Books : Must We Fight?: From The Battlefield to the Schoolyard - A New Perspective on Violent Conflict and Its Prevention
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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 303.69
EAN num: 9780787961039
ISBN number: 0787961035
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Quantity: 1
Page Count: 144
Printing Date: December 11, 2001
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In this landmark book, William Ury-- best-selling author and director of the Project on Preventing War at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School-- and a stellar panel of experts from several scientific disciplines debunk the commonly held notion that violence is a predictable part of the human condition and outline an innovative paradigm for preventing violent confrontations. Must We Fight? presents compelling new research and insights into human nature which clearly demonstrate that humankind is not doomed to continue the seemingly endless cycle of violent conflict. With intelligence and sensitivity, Ury describes a brilliant program for personal and community empowerment called The Third Side. As he explains, in most conflicts between two parties there is actually a third entity-the community in which the combatants, and their dispute, are embedded. The Third Side is a proven model for ending conflict that shows how to mobilize communities to stop and, in some cases, prevent individual and group violence.
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I would describe Bill Ury's latest contribution as a slim, easy to read, non-academic replay of his earlier "The Third Side." Using examples, it walks a reader through the anthropology that supports the preventability of violence as a response to conflict and how 'third sides" function to prevent it. While I read it with consideration for use in the classroom, I see it better used and appreciated by community leaders, politicians, and others who are trying to understand what role, if any, they may have in responding to needs in their communities. It isn't a skills manual nor a book that overwhelms with root-causes or theories of conflict. It offers the reader information on the roles that can assist in preventing, resolving, or containing conflicts supported by real examples.
I once heard that major conflict between a school board and teacher's union was averted when all players received copies of Fisher and Ury's "Getting To Yes." Giving copies of "Must We Fight" to a city's political, community, church, school, business and civic organization leaders may do the same at a community level. Oh, and if there are any extras, please pass them along to the Homeland Security Director and members of the UN.
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