Opting Out of War : : Strategies to Prevent Violent Conflict / / Mary B. Anderson, Marshall Wallace.

Analyzes the experiences of 13 communities to show the steps by which they developed effective strategies for opting out of the violent conflicts surrounding them and maintaining their regions as nonwar areas despite myriad pressures to the contrary.

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2013
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (193 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Preventing Violent Conflict
  • Part 1 Options and Choices for Preventing Violent Conflict
  • 2 Steps on the Path to Preventing Violent Conflict
  • 3 Maintaining Community Cohesion
  • 4 Leadership, Consultation, and Communication
  • 5 Engaging with Armed Groups
  • 6 International Involvement and Influence
  • 7 From Options to Strategies
  • Part 2 Case Studies of Nonwar Communities
  • 8 Afghanistan: Strategies of Resistance
  • 9 Bosnia: Cross-Ethnic Solidarity
  • 10 Colombia: A Story of Community Refusal
  • 11 Mozambique: The Spirit of Mungoi
  • 12 Rwanda: Muslims Reject Genocide
  • Part 3 Conclusion
  • 13 The Relevance of Nonwar Communities
  • Appendix: Project Case Studies
  • List of Acronyms
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book