Peace : a very short introduction / Oliver P. Richmond.
Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014. Description: 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cmISBN: 9780199656004; 0199656002Subject(s): Peace | Peace-building | PeaceDDC classification: 303.7 LOC classification: JZ5538 | .R5257 2014Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents onlyItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area | 303.7 RIP 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Rasal | 107261 | |
Books | Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Library Children's Area | 303.7 RIP 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Rasal | 107262 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-135) and index.
Introduction: the multiple dimensions of peace -- 1. Defining peace -- 2. Peace in history -- 3. Peace in modernity -- 4. The victors' peace in history -- 5. The constitutional peace -- 6. The institutional peace -- 7. The civil peace -- 8. Peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and statebuilding -- 9. Hybrid forms of peace -- Epilogue: new agendas for peace.
Explores the evolution of peace in practice and in theory, exploring our modern assumptions about peace and the various different interpretations of its applications.
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