Conflict & Peace

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Jakaltek American

Jakaltek American

From: A Beauty that Hurts

In this chapter, Lovell discusses a case of mistaken identity, the chaos that ensued, and the story of a man forced to reinvent himself. 6 $0.60 Add
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Just War, Just Peace, and Responsibility

Just War, Just Peace, and Responsibility

From: Are We Done Fighting?

In this chapter, the author considers alternatives to war, first by unpacking our historical assumptions about war as a resolution tool. It also looks at various peacekeeping tools and considers … 17 $1.70 Add
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Apology Denial and the Death Squad Diary

Apology Denial and the Death Squad Diary

From: A Beauty that Hurts

This chapter details findings of the Truth Commission, its consequences, and a dossier that reveals the fate of 183 abducted individuals. 4 $0.40 Add
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Libya from the Ottomans to King Idris
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Libya from the Ottomans to King Idris

From: Targeting Libya

This chapter traces Libya’s history over centuries of foreign domination and the fight among Western countries over the control of its oil wealth and the rise of Muammar Qadaffi, who, … 8 $0.80 Add
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Libya: NATO Creates a Failed State

Libya: NATO Creates a Failed State

From: Oil and World Politics

Analyzes how NATO countries, including Canada, interpreted a UN resolution as justifying an aerial war against Libya in 2011, claimed humanitarian motives (Responsibility to Protect), and … 17 $1.70 Add
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Libyan tragedy, Canadian guilt
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Libyan tragedy, Canadian guilt

From: Targeting Libya

This chapter argues that NATO’s 2011 war on Libya turned a relatively stable, egalitarian state into a deeply fragmented and impoverished country, while Canadian corporations like … 12 $1.20 Add
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Living Without Approval: Stateless Democracy in Rojava
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Living Without Approval: Stateless Democracy in Rojava

From: Civilizing the State

Living Without Approval: Stateless Democracy in Rojava questions the role of the nation-state via a case study of the Rojava region in northeast Syria, where democratic confederalism is emerging … 20 $2.00 Add
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Lockerbie
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Lockerbie

A sprawling affair

From: Targeting Libya

This chapter reviews the facts surrounding the Lockerbie tragedy and how although early evidence pointed to Iran as responsible for the downing of the airplane, the West used Lockerbie to justify … 14 $1.40 Add
Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick

Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick

A defining conflict for Canada's political culture

The American refugees who fled north to Canada after Britain’s defeat by the revolutionary U.S. army were determined to build a culture separate from the U.S. By their numbers and their … 184 View
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Map

Map

From: A Beauty that Hurts

Map for locations referenced throughout book 1 $0.10 Add
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Margaret Ells Russell, Women Strike for Peace, and the Global Politics of “Intelligent Compassion,” 1961–1965

Margaret Ells Russell, Women Strike for Peace, and the Global Politics of “Intelligent Compassion,” 1961–1965

From: Worth Fighting For

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Maritime Trade Routes and Conflict

Maritime Trade Routes and Conflict

From: Oil and World Politics

Discusses five strategic waterways (Strait of Hormuz, Mandab Strait, Suez Canal, Strait of Malacca, South China Sea) which are geopolitically vital as petroleum trade routes from the Middle East. … 24 $2.40 Add
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Mediation

Mediation

From: Are We Done Fighting?

The author explains the role of mediation in conflict resolution, and distinguishes it from negotiation. He examines the challenges of mediation, including mistrust in the mediator or the process … 10 $1.00 Add
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Methodology to Minimize an Avoid-threat Reflex When Asking Questions

Methodology to Minimize an Avoid-threat Reflex When Asking Questions

From: The Mediator's Toolkit

This chapter covers the methodology and approach that need to be employed when asking questions so that an avoid-threat reflex response to any stimulus will not be inadvertently experienced by … 15 $1.50 Add
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Murmuring and Discontent

Murmuring and Discontent

From: Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick

1780s. An analysis of the discontent amoung the first arrivals to New Brunswick, including specific people and events 33 $3.30 Add
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Nakba

Nakba

From: Israel, A Beachhead in the Middle East

Chapter Three focuses on the Nakba or ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic. The chapter explores the creation of the colonial settler state of Israel, aided by the British after the First World … 13 $1.30 Add