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How Germans Negotiate: Logical Goals, Practical Solutions (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books)

2 reviews
W. R. Smyser

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2003

A Balanced Analysis of German Negotiating Behavior
This volume is a thorough and well-informed analysis of German negotiating behavior. Smyser draws on his long-standing experience to articulate the fundamental influences on the ways Germans negotiate in business, diplomacy and economics. At the outset, the country's geographical position in Europe and history originating in the Holy Roman Empire, are discussed. Its evolution as a "late state" is ...

Engaging Eurasia's Separatist States: Unresolved Conflicts and De Facto States

3 reviews
Dov Lynch

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2004

Great Example of Realpolitik
Dov Lynch's book is an excellent analysis on the status of the Post-Soviet de facto states of Pridnestrovye, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabagh. The book briefly covers their histories and current status of media-labelled "frozen conflicts" (they are anything but), and as it is a book on international relations Lynch gives some ideas on how these unrecognized separatist regimes can be ...

Manufacturing Human Bombs: The Making of Palestinian Suicide Bombers (Perspectives)

6 reviews
Mohammed M. Hafez

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2006

An insightful and chilling study of the Palestinian suicide bombers during the Al-Aqsa intifada
Knowledgeably written by Mohammed M. Hafez (Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Missouri, Kansas City) Manufacturing Human Bombs: The Making Of Palestinian Suicide Bombers is an insightful and chilling study of the Palestinian suicide bombers during the Al-Aqsa intifada that began in the year 2000 and continues to be a primary weapon among Islamic ...

Culture & Conflict Resolution (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books)

2 reviews
Kevin Avruch

United States Institute of Peace Press, 1998

Handy Reference for the International Worker
Professor Kevin Avruch has written a thought provoking and very useful book on the relationship between conflict resolution and culture. The author outlines how different cultures act and think when it comes to conflict and conflict resolution. For those of us who work in an International organisation, this book is extremely handy, especially for managers. By understanding how conflicts arise ...

New Turkish Republic: Turkey As a Pivotal State in the Muslim World

4 reviews
Graham Fuller

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007

An In-Depth Yet Plain Analysis on Modern Turkey in 21st Century
According to my grading scheme this book deserves 5 stars, no less. It is written in simple language and a level most people would comprehend. History, current events, regions, diplomatic tactics, economic actions, political figures, and the general chronological order have been laid out very clearly and unambiguously. The book starts with history of Turkey dating back to late Ottoman era. ...

French Negotiating Behavior: Dealing With LA Grande Nation (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books)

2 reviews
Charles Cogan

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2004

Very highly recommended and critically important reading
Also readily available in a hardcover edition, French Negotiating Behavior: Dealing With La Grande Nation by Charles Cogan (Senior Research Associate, john F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) offers an informed and informative "window" into French cultural, diplomatic, and business styles and habits that are of immense importance to anyone from other nations pursuing private, ...

NATO transformed the Alliance's new roles in international security (SuDoc Y 3.P 31:2 N 81)

2 reviews
David S. Yost

United States Institute of Peace Press, 1998

Required reading for serious scholars of European security
Professor Yost as per custom provides a lucid, innovative, and extremely well-documented account of the future of NATO--an issue which will preoccupy US presidents in their essential leadership role of the Atlantic Alliance as it rediscovers its essential purpose of forging a just and lasting peace, accompanied by appropriate security guarantees, for the whole of Europe. Together with Sean ...

Generals in the Cabinet Room: How the Military Shapes Israeli Policy

2 reviews
Yoram Peri

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2006

Essential reading on today's Middle East
Anyone seeking explanations for Israel's hasty and ill-considered decision to go to war against Hezbollah in Lebanon in July 2006 should begin with this outstanding book -- published just before the conflict -- as background. Yoram Peri is Israel's leading authority on civil-military relations. He writes presciently about the risks of allowing the military to monopolize Israel's intelligence ...

The Great North Korean Famine

4 reviews
Andrew S. Natsios

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2002

Well-written, a lot of information about North Korea
I am very impressed with the new USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios's book "The Great North Korean Famine." If you are a student of famine or interested in what is happening in North Korea, you should read this book. A book like this is hard to come by because information from North Korea is so limited. Gathered and compiled diligently, this is a very well written account of causes and ...

Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies

2 reviews
John Paul Lederach

United States Institute of Peace Press, 1998

Truly cutting-edge
Lederach's work stands at the forefront of the emergent field of conflict transformation study. A professor at Eastern Mennonnite University, he also has extensive field experience. In "Building Peace", he focuses upon the necessity of constructing relationships across multiple social levels, de-emphasizing the role of political elites, and instead focusing both upon mid-level elites ...

Federalism and Ethnic Conflict in Nigeria

1 review
Rotimi T. Suberu

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2001

For Nigerian studies reference collections
In Federalism And Ethnic Conflict In Nigeria, Rotimi Suberu provides informative insights into Nigeria's strife ridden post-colonial history and its Federal political structure. A compelling analysis is given for the Nigerian system that has given rise to rampant corruption and social fragmentation. After a clear and illuminating historical and ethnopolitical survey, Suberu offers significant ...

Case Studies in Japanese Negotiating Behavior (Perspectives Series)

1 review
Michael Blaker, Paul Giarra, ...

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2002

Mike Blaker - A God among Japanese-American Business Deals
I just picked this book up yesterday and haven't been able to put it down. The 170 pages fly by like nothing and make you eager to read more. The depth and style Dr. Blaker uses to express his views is simply awe-inspiring. I've dealt with big businesses in Japan for many years now, and everything I read in the book is true and then some. It has made me rethink my whole strategy in ways I ...

Environmental Dimension of Asian Security: Conflict And Cooperation over Energy, Resources, And Pollution

1 review

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2008

Proposing a model for other Islamic countries to follow
When people speak of world influencing countries, Nigeria is almost never mentioned. "Faith and Politics in Nigeria: Nigeria as a Pivotal State in the Muslim World" examines Nigeria, a major oil producer and the most populous country in Africa, and already a definite major influence in its region. Yet this African country's influence could be much more; its population is split between Muslims and ...

Bridging the Gap: Theory and Practice in Foreign Policy

1 review
Alexander L. George

United States Institute of Peace Press, 1993

Brilliantly stated argument
The premise of George's fantastic book Bridging the Gap is that a disconnect exists between policymakers on one side, and political theorists on the other. George explains why this gap exists and what can be done to bridge it. Not only does George succeed in explaining how it can be done, he also makes a very strong case for why it should be done. George uses the case study of U.S. policy ...

Combating Serious Crimes in Post-conflict Societies: A Handbook for Policymakers And Practitioners

1 review
Elaine Banar, Kristen Fennel, ...

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2006

Essential reading for anyone doing this sort of work
They really should sell this book in airports (as well as lots of other places). Holiday travellers can easily pick up a guidebook for their destination before they step on the plane, and one which includes warnings of all the sorts of mishaps to watch out for and how to avoid them. Nation-builders, as this book makes clear, cannot. And the result is all too obvious: just look at all the mistakes ...

Hungry For Peace: International Security, Humanitarian Assistance, And Social Change in North Korea

1 review
Hazel Smith

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2005

An impressive, scholarly, and in-depth study of the international relief efforts in North Korea
Hungry For Peace: International Security, Humanitarian Assistance, And Social Change In North Korea by Hazel Smith (Professor of International Relations, University of Warwick, England) is an impressive, scholarly, and in- depth study of the international relief efforts in North Korea. With an informed and informative series of chapters ranging from "Preventing War and Forging Peace", to ...

Revolutionary movements in Latin America El Salvador's FMLN & Peru's Shining Path (SuDoc Y 3.P 31:2 R 32)

2 reviews
Cynthia McClintock

United States Institute of Peace Press, 1998

Excellent research and analysis.
This is one of the finer books I have read on insurgent organizations and their backgrounds/motivations. Cynthia McClintock concentrates on comparing and contrasting these two groups, along with addressing similar groups, to give the reader a deeper understanding of an insurgency. The FMLN is now part of the political process, as they wished to be (as brought out in the book), in El ...

Getting It Done: Postagreement Negotiation and International Regimes

1 review

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2003

Collaboratively compiled and deftly edited
Collaboratively compiled and deftly edited by Bertram Spector (President of the Center for Negotiation Analysis and Editor-in-Chief of "International Negotiation) and I. William Zartman (Professor and Director of the Conflict Management Program at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University), Getting It Done: Post-Agreement Negotiation And International Regimes is a seminal and groundbreaking body of work ...

Dialogue Sustained: The Multilevel Peace Process and the Dartmouth Conference

1 review
James Voorhees

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2002

A Cold War story with contemporary meaning
Should you read my book? You may find it useful and even enjoyable if you are interested in a little-known story of the Cold War in which prominent people from both the Soviet and American sides worked with each other to try to avoid nuclear holocaust. These conversation began at the height of the Cold War; in at least one form, they continue. The people at the table included David Rockefeller ...

Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom

2 reviews
Mohammed M. Hafez

United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007

Absolute "must-read" for anyone concerned about the future of Iraq.
Professor of political science Mohammed M. Hafez presents Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom, a scholarly evaluation of the all-too-real cruelty and tragedy of suicide bombing in Iraq. Suicide bombings in Iraq appear to be perpetrated largely by non-Iraqi volunteers from Saudi Arabia, Europe, Syria, Kuwait, Jordan, and North Africa, and the targets are generally ...

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