Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Why We Fight

Autor David Churchman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mai 2013
This book draws on twenty-four academic disciplines to provide a critical analysis of some 100 theories that explain the origins, nature, and management of human conflict. The book treats intellectual, individual, moral, interpersonal, organizational, community, political, and international conflicts. It suggests six criteria for distinguishing good from bad theory and discusses how existing theories may be used and improved.
Citește tot Restrânge

Toate formatele și edițiile

Toate formatele și edițiile Preț Express
Paperback (2) 36732 lei  6-8 săpt.
  Rowman & Littlefield – 8 mai 2013 36732 lei  6-8 săpt.
  Rowman & Littlefield – 26 sep 2005 39803 lei  6-8 săpt.

Preț: 36732 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 551

Preț estimativ în valută:
7032 7665$ 5913£

Carte tipărită la comandă

Livrare economică 17-31 decembrie

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780761861379
ISBN-10: 0761861378
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 150 x 226 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield

Notă biografică


Cuprins

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Criteria for Good Theory Useful Empirical Logical Falsifiable Parsimonious Generalizable 2. Conflict Analysis Three major roles for Mathematics in Conflict Theory Risk Prisoners¿ Dilemma Bayes¿s Theorem Lattice Theory Pareto Optimization Strategic Choice Fair Division 3. The Nature of Man Aggression Early Man Biology of Aggression Sociobiology Aggression in Primates 4. Aggression and the Mind Aggression as Instinct Frustration-Aggression Aggression as Learned Behavior Human Needs Theory Psychiatric Theories 5. Intellectual Conflict Man History Society Nature God The Importance of Dissent 6. Moral Conflict The Origins of Morality Individual Moral Development Four Forms of Moral Conflict Managing Moral Conflicts 7. Interpersonal Conflict Personality and Conflict Personality Types and their Measurement The ¿Generation Gap¿ Low Conflict Societies Family Conflict Dual Variable Models Power Linguistic Models of Communications Systems Models of Communication Social Models of Communication Culture and Interpersonal Conflicts 8. Gender Conflict Discrimination Communication Style Sexual Harassment Relational Aggression Women in Peace and War The Matriarchal Past 9. Organizational Conflict Organizational Development Labor-Management Conflict Leadership Crisis Management Competitive Strategy Law of Unintended Consequences 10. Community Conflict Class Conflict Ethnic Conflict Gangs Hostage Crises Conflict and Stress Wisdom of Crowds 11. Political Conflict Governmental Systems Deliberative Assemblies Voting Systems Redistricting Vote Fraud Tax Systems Tragedy of the Commons and the Free Rider Problem 12. Causes of War Reproductive Success Ecological Equilibrium Territorial Imperative Relative Deprivation Nation-States Characteristics of States Number of Bordering State Polarity Human Rights Arms Races Correlates of War Expected Utility 13. Just War in Eight Cultures The Roman Catholic Tradition The Greek Orthodox Tradition The Jewish Tradition The Muslim Tradition The Hindu Tradition The Buddhist Tradition The Chinese Tradition The Japanese Tradition Just War Today 14. Interstate Conflict Origins of War Types of War Strategic and Tactical Theory Strategic Geography 15. Asymmetric Conflict Economic Warfare Humanitarian War Guerilla or Low Intensity Warfare Terrorism Counter-terrorism Piracy Cyber Warfare Lawfare 16. The Search for Peace What is Peace? Diplomacy Track II Diplomacy Department of Peace Arms Control vs. Peace through Strength Balance of Power World Government and Peacekeeping Pacifism and Nonviolence Reconciliation Is Mankind Becoming Increasingly Peaceful? 17. Dispute Resolution Torts Negotiation Distributive Negotiation Integrative Negotiation Third-Party Interventions Large-scale Third Party Intervention The Agreement Circumplex 18. Putting Conflict Theory to Use 19. Improving Conflict Theory Appendix: Major Fallacies in Logic Bibliography Index Author Biography

Descriere

This book draws on twenty-four academic disciplines to analyze some 100 theories that explain the origins, nature, and management of human conflict. It treats intellectual, moral, community, political, and international conflicts, explains the difference between good and bad theories, and discusses how to use and improve existing theories.