| Transforming Conflict: Communication and Ethnopolitical Conflict Contributor(s): Ellis, Donald G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742539938 ISBN-13: 9780742539938 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: This student-oriented book introduces and explains the dynamics of conflict and resolutionparticularly in ethnic, ethnopolitical, and intercultural or intergroup conflicts. Providing a basic overview of the elements of group conflict, ethnicity, identity, and diasporas, the book also explores the role of the mass media and key ways of using communication principles to understand and resolve conflict. It focuses on how to resolve problems by changing relationships and building new patterns of communication, not just managing or settling problems through acceptable political agreements. Transforming Conflict is a valuable text or supplement for courses in conflict resolution as well as international, group, or intercultural communication. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Violence In Society - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 303.608 |
| LCCN: 2005035918 |
| Series: Communication, Media, and Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.07 lbs) 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This student-oriented book introduces and explains the dynamics of conflict and resolution_particularly in ethnic, ethnopolitical, and intercultural or intergroup conflicts. Providing a basic overview of the elements of group conflict, ethnicity, identity, and diasporas, the book also explores the role of the mass media and key ways of using communication principles to understand and resolve conflict. It focuses on how to resolve problems by changing relationships and building new patterns of communication, not just managing or settling problems through acceptable political agreements. Transforming Conflict is a valuable text or supplement for courses in conflict resolution as well as international, group, or intercultural communication. |