Below is one of the lists from the Peace section of the Booklists page of the Housmans website. It's the PEACE RESEARCH list. You can go right back to the website's main Booklists page (which links directly to and from all the other main pages) here. You can go back up to the start of the Peace section here. And you can jump directly between the Peace lists, without going back up to the head of the Peace section, using the links which follow... Key/recommended texts New and recent publications Topic 1: Pacifism and nonviolence Topic 2: Gandhi, Martin Luther King, etc Topic 3: Peace education Topic 4: Peace research Topic 5: Women and peace Topic 6: Lifestyles and religious Topic 7: Disarmament, arms race Topic 8: Nuclear and other WMDs Topic 9: Arms trade Topic 10: Specific wars Topic 11: "Terrorism" [Classification not yet available] Topic 12: Peace movement history Topic 13: Miscellaneous topics Topic 14: General peace issues Topic 15: Relevant fiction and poetry Topic 16: Journals [Classification not yet available] Topic 17: Reference [Classification not yet available] Topic 4: PEACE RESEARCH This section includes: general material on peace research; coverage of both the theory and practice of conflict prevention, conflict transformation, conflict resolution and peacebuilding; and writings on reconciliation, forgiveness, the philosophy of peace, a "culture of peace", the psychology of peace and war, and the origins of war. Research on "alternative defence" (in the sense of national non-nuclear, but not exclusively un-armed, options) is also included. Please remember that many of the older titles included in this list are likely to be second-hand - see the Peace Booklists introductory page. Making Peace Prevail - Preventing Violent Conflict in Macedonia, Alice Ackermann (Syracuse University Press, New York, USA, 2000), £23.95 The Seville Statement on Violence: Preparing the ground for the constructing of peace, (Ed) David Adams (UNESCO, 1991), pmphlt £10.00 An important document stressing that peace is possible because war is not a biological necessity, and that war is a social invention. Defence without the Bomb (Taylor & Francis, London, 1983), pbk £4.00 The report of the Alternative Defence Commission, dealing with the threats, as well as with military and non-military options. Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace - or War, Mary B Anderson (Lynne Rienner Publishers, London, 1999), pbk £10.95 Precarious Life - The Powers of Mourning and Violence, Judith Butler (Verso, 2004), £16.00 An appraisal of the USA after 11 September 2001, considering the conditions of heightened vulnerability and aggression that followed from the attack. Constructing Justice and Security after War, (Ed) Charles T Call (United States Institute of Peace Press, Washington DC, USA, 2007), pbk £9.50 The Political Theory of Global Citizenship, April Carter (Routledge, 2006), pbk £20.00 Considers how metropolitanism relates to ideological and philosophical strands of moral and political thought. Democratic Theory Today, (Eds) April Carter & Geoffrey Stokes (Polity, 2002), pbk £16.99 A highly accessible collection of essays which both illuminate and advance debates at the cutting edge of democratic theory. The book deals with the problems of political apathy and inequality as well as globalisation and identity politics. The Cost of Britain's Defence, Malcolm Chalmers (Bradford University School of Peace Studies / Housmans, 1983), pmphlt £3.00 No 10 in the Peace Studies Papers series. Civil Resistance in Kosova, Howard Clark (Pluto, 2000), pbk £17.99 Covers key features of a remarkable nonviolent struggle by Kosova Albanians. Beyond the National Interest: The Future of UN Peacekeeping and Multilateralism in an Era of US Primacy, Jean-Marc Coicaud (United States Institute of Peace Press, Washington DC, USA, 2007), pbk £9.99 The Vision of Peace - Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland, Mairead Corrigan Maguire (Orbis Books, Maryknoll, NY, USA, 1999), £8.99 The Fragile Voice of Love, Adam Curle (Jon Carpenter Publishing, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, 2006), pbk £11.99 Adam Curle, who died only months after this was published, was an academic as well as a behind-the-scenes mediator in various international conflicts. Here, he looks at the psychological consequences of a non-peaceful way of life. To Tame the Hydra - Undermining the culture of violence, Adam Curle (Jon Carpenter, 1999), £10.00 Questioning Globalized Militarism: Nuclear and Military Production and Critical Economic Theory, Peter Custers (Merlin Press, Monmouth, 2007) pbk £25.00 This study highlights the importance of the production and consumption of arms as a form of social waste within the capitalist world order. Reconciliation: Restoring Justice, John W de Gruchy (SCM Press, 2002), £15.95 Preventing Ethnic Conflict: Successful Cross-National Strategies, Irwin Deutscher with Linda Lindsey (Lexington Books, Maryland, USA, 2005), £18.99 Introduction to the Science of Peace, Bart de Ligt (Peace Pledge Union, for the Peace Academy, London, 1939), pmphlt £20.00 A now rare pamphlet, containing one of the last works of this renowned Dutch pacifist. It was the initial lecture of the first Summer School of the Peace Acdemy, held in August 1938 at Jouy-en-Josas, France. Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War, Barbara Ehrenreich (Virago, 1998), pbk £9.99 What makes the human race see war as a kind of sacred undertaking? Traces the evolution of war from the prehistoric to the mass religion we know today as nationalism. Transforming Conflict: Communication and Ethnopolitical Conflict, Donald G Ellis (Rowman & Littlefield, Maryland, USA, 2006), £14.99 Working with Conflict: Skills and Strategies for Action, Simon Fisher et al (Zed Books / Responding to Conflict, 2000), pbk £17.95 A sourcebook for people working in areas affected by conflict and violence - sections on analysis, strategy, action and learning. Beyond Machiavelli: Tools for Coping with Conflict, Roger Fisher, Elizabeth Kopelman and Andrea Kupfer Schneider (Harvard University Press, London, 1994), pbk £7.95 Methods for managing disputes at a personal or international level. People, Peace and Power - Conflict Transformation in Action, Diana Francis (Pluto, 2002), hbk £54.95 "It is time for the right location and exercise of power to be re-examined ... never before has there been a greater need to demythologise violence." - from the Preface. Sanity and Survival - Psychological Aspects of War and Peace, Jerome D Frank (Barrie & Rockcliff: The Cresset Press, 1968), hbk £7.50 Psychological Aspects of the Gulf War, Christopher C French (Scientists Against Nuclear Arms, London, 1991), pmphlt £1.50 Pax Pacifica - Terrorism, the Pacific Hemisphere, Globalisation and Peace Studies, Johan Galtung (Pluto Press, 2006), £15.99 Searching for Peace - the Road to Transcend, Johan Galtung and Carl G Jacobsen, with Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen and Finn Tschudi (Pluto, 2000), £9.99 Searching for Peace - the Road to Transcend (new edition), Johan Galtung, Carl G Jacobsen and Kai Frithjof Brand-Jacobsen (Pluto, 2002), £17.99 Transcend Transform: An Introduction to Conflict Work, Johan Galtung (Pluto Press, 2004), £15.99 Dimensions of Peace and Security - A Reader, (Eds) Gustaaf Geeraerts, Natalie Pauwels and Eric Remacle (Peter Lang, Pieterlen, Switzerland, 2006), £22.00 War is not Inevitable (Peace Book Co, London, 1938), hbk £25.00 Based on the lectures given as the 13th "Problems of Peace" series at the Geneva Institute for International Relations in August 1938. An illuminating insight into the hopelessness of non-pacifist approaches to the approach of world war. The Psychology of Political Violence, Emma Goldman (Modern Publishers, Indore City, India, c1935), pmphlt, £10.00 A rare Indian edition, reviving Emma Goldman's 1911 essay, which probably wasn't reprinted again for another 40 years. Unintended Consequences - The United States at War, Kenneth J Hagan and Ian J Bickerton (Reaktion Books, London, 2007), hbk £19.95 Two historians who show that the US doesn't know what it's doing, and that the US's wars cause more problems than they solve. (Not news to most Housmans shoppers of course.) Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of Hate, Michael Henderson (Grosvenor Books, 2002), £11.50 Nation-Building: A Key Concept for Peaceful Conflict Transformation?, (Ed) Jochen Hippler (Pluto Press, 2005), £17.99 Hidden Voices: Working Creatively with Conflict - A Collection of Personal Stories, Ann Jordan (VBW Publishing, Texas, USA, 2006), pbk £11.25 Military Intervention - Cases in Context for the Twenty-First Century, (Ed) William J Lahneman (Rowman and Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland, USA, 2004), pbk £10.50 Understanding & Handling Conflict, Malcolm Leary (Peace Pledge Union, London, 1984), pmphlt £2.00 Gives a vivid insight into the mechanisms of conflict that we find ourselves in. Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies, John Paul Lederach (United States Institute of Peace, 2004), pbk £12.50 This is a definitive statement on peacebuilding from a seminal figure in the field of conflict resolution. Both sophisticated and pragmatic. The Moral Imagination - The Art and Soul of Building Peace, John Paul Lederach (OUP, 2005), hbk £19.95 Insights, stories and metaphors that captivate the moral imagination; inspiring and uplifting. Nuclear-Free Defence, (Eds) Louis Mackay and David Fernbach (Heretic Books, London, 1983), pbk £5.00 A symposium wherein 25 people who are advocates of a variety of positions - from proponents of the use of conventional forces, to pacifists committed to nonviolent resistance - answer a series of questions, dealing with issues such as what is being defended, the principles of foreign policy, the armaments industry, women and the military, and what are acceptable forms of resistance. Working for Peace - A Handbook of Practical Psychology and Other Tools, Rachel M MacNair and Psychologists for Social Responsibility (Impact Publishers, Atascadero, California, USA, 2006), pbk £14.99 A guidebook to the psychology of social activism, with contributions from 40 peace activists. Justice Ignited: The Dynamics of Backfire, Brian Martin (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Maryland, USA, 2007), pbk £17.95 Another fine book from this author, relating academic ideas to real-life experiences, showing how popular outrage at state or corporate crimes can be constructively developed. This will be especially welcomed by anyone who heard Brian's presentations on this theme at the WRI's 2006 Triennial conference in Germany. War Prevention Works - 50 stories of people resolving conflict, Dylan Mathews (Oxford Research Group, 2002), pbk £12.00 Short accounts from all over the world of what ordinary people are doing to stop war and killing. The Aftermath: Women in Post-Conflict Transformation, Sheila Meintjes, Anu Pillay and Meredith Turshen (Zed, 2001), hbk £50.00 This book assserts that there is no aftermath for women - a truce does not bring an end to gendered violence. It is too late to leave the transformation of patriarchal gender relations to the post-war period. A Non-Violent Path to Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding, (Eds) Kamran Mofid, Alparslan Acigenc, Kevin J McGinley, Sammas Salur (Fatih University Press, Istanbul, & Shepheard- Walwyn Publishers, London, 2008), pbk £18.95 The proceedings of the "Globalisation for the Common Good: An Inter-Faith Perspective" conference held in Istanbul in 2007. Nonviolent Intervention Across Borders - A Recurrent Vision, (Eds) Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan and Thomas Weber (Spark M Matsunaga Institute for Peace, University of Hawaii, 2000), pbk £20.00 The book gives examples of nonviolent cross-border direct interventions undertaken by activists rather than by humanitarian agencies. The Balkan Peace Team 1994-2001 - Non-violent Intervention in Crisis Areas with the Deployment of Volunteer Teams, Barbara Muller (ibidem-Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany, 2006), £18.00 Towards a Theology of Reconciliation, (Ed) David Ormrod (British Regional Committee of the Christian Peace Conference, 1985), £2.00 Papers presented to the Sixth All-Christian Peace Assembly, Prague, July 1985. Reconciliation in Action - with special reference to Africa, Anne Bay Paludan (DanChurchAid, Copenhagen, 2000), £3.00 Pathogenesis of War, (Ed) Margaret Penrose (HK Lewis & Co, London, 1963), hbk £14.00 The proceedings of a conference held at Oxford in July 1962 by the Medical Association for the Prevention of War. A wonderful collection - around a dozen contributions, including Nigel Calder on deterrence theory, Anthony Storr asking whether conflict is inevitable, and Gene Sharp. Managing Arms in Peace Processes: Aspects of Psychological Operations and Intellgence, Andrei Raevsky (Disarmament and Conflict Resolution Project of the UNIDIR, Geneva, 1996), pmphlt £2.50 Militarism and Repression, Michael Randle with Beverly Woodward (International Seminars on Training for Nonviolent Action, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1980), pmphlt £10.00 The thesis is that militarism is related to repression at both instrumental and structural levels. It's good to have a wide-ranging and well-researched exposition of ideas that many of us, at least in a simplistic way, take for granted. Electoral Systems and Conflict in Divided Societies, Ben Reilly and Andrew Reynolds (National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, 1999), £5.00 Justice and Reconciliation - After the Violence, Andrew Rigby (Rienner), pbk £14.50 Brings together the experiences of people in South America, in Europe and in South Africa who have searched for justice and reconciliation following years of violence. Strategies for Peace: Contributions of International Organizations, States, and Non-State Actors, (Eds) Volker Rittberger and Martina Fischer (Barbara Budrich Publishers, Opladen, Germany, 2008), pbk £16.95 How can sustainable peace be achieved? This book identifies potential state and non-state actors involved in peacebuilding processes, and develops strategies to address the problems and dilemmas of international peacebuilding. Violence & Democratic Society - New Approaches to Human Rights, Jamil Salmi (Zed Books, London, 1993), pbk £13.00 The book looks at definitions of human rights which are applicable in different societies. Keeping the Peace - Exploring civilian alternatives in conflict prevention, Lisa Schirch (Life & Peace Institute, Uppsala, Sweden, 1995), £3.00 Unarmed Insurrections: People Power Movements in Nondemocracies, Kurt Schock (University of Minnesota Press, 2005), pbk £16.00 Looks at how People Power has promoted regime change in some countries but not in others: it provides insights into the power of nonviolent action. The Psychological Problem of Disarmament, Philip Seed (Housmans, London, 1966), pbk £5.00 Of all the many peace-related books which are long out of print, this wonderful book by the late Philip Seed must be one of the most missed. There seems to have been no similar publication since then which so clearly and concisely deals with the issues covered here in a way which is as accessible to the lay activist. It looks, amongst other things, at the behaviour of states which, if they were people, would attract a psychatric diagnosis of insanity. En route, it also deals with the almost universal error of personalising the state. Non-Military Options for Britain, Dan Smith (Bradford University School of Peace Studies / Housmans, 1982), pmphlt £3.00 No 6 in the Peace Studies Papers series. Researching Violently Divided Societies: Ethical and Methodological Issues, (Eds) Marie Smyth and Gillian Robinson (Pluto Press, 2001), £14.99 The Philosophy of War & Peace, Jenny Teichman (Imprint Academic, Exeter, 2006), £17.95 No Future without Forgiveness, Desmond Tutu (Rider, 1999), £14.99 Walking the Tightrope: Do UN peacekeeping operations actually contribute to durable peace?, Jair van der Lijn (Dutch University Press, 2006), pbk £25.00 Violence, (Ed) Neil L Whitehead (School of American Research Press, Santa Fe, USA / James Currey, UK, 2004), pbk £16.95 A set of essays dealing with the complexities of understanding violence. Facing Ethnic Conflicts - Toward a New Realism, (Eds) Andreas Wimmer, Richard J Goldstone, Donald L Horowitz, Ulrike Joras and Conrad Schetter (Rowman & Littlefield, Maryland, USA, 2004), £21.95