Opting Out of War : Strategies to Prevent Violent Confict

by Mary B Anderson, Marshall Wallace

Overview

How do "ordinary" people, neither pacifists nor peace activists, come to decide collectively to eschew violent conflict and then develop strategies for maintaining their region as a nonwar area despite myriad pressures to the contrary? Mary Anderson and Marshall Wallace analyze the experiences of thirteen "nonwar" communities that made conscious—and effective—choices not to engage in the fighting that surrounded them. Tracing the steps that these communities took, the strategies that evolved in each setting in response to local circumstances, the authors find lessons, as well, with broader relevance for international efforts to prevent violent conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626374263
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/06/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB