War and Peace in an Age of Terrorism: A Reader - Softcover

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In Praise of: William M. Evan's War and Peace in an Age of Terrorism: A Reader

This reader provides a comprehensive coverage of diverse aspects of terrorism and should stimulate much fruitful fresh thinking on problems being generated.

Walter Isard
Professor of Economics and Regional Science and Peace Science
Cornell University

Terrorism has overwhelmed the current generation's capacities to understand and deal with violent conflict and war....Every reader is challenged to explore new ways of dealing with human difference and the conflicts that arise from these differences....This book is a must for students in the field of Conflict and Peace Studies.

Elise Boulding
Professor Emerita of Sociology
Dartmouth College

This book superbly brings together traditional and innovative perspectives about the origins, conduct, and prevention of wars. Issues about contemporary terrorism are usefully placed in the context of wars of all kinds among state and non-state actors.

Louis Kriesberg
Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies
Founding Director
Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts
Syracuse University

Bringing together a variety of points of view on war and peace in a single volume is commendable, making it an excellent choice for adoption in courses on the subject in universities around the world.

Ayesha Jalal
Professor of History
Tufts University

At a time of confusion about how to deal with terrorism and create a peaceful world, this book will stimulate readers to think about new solutions.

Mildred A Schwartz
Professor Emerita of Sociology
University of Illinois at Chicago
Visiting Scholar at New York University