Why We Fight: The Origins, Nature, and Management of Human Conflict - Softcover

Churchman, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761861378 ISBN 13: 9780761861379

Publisher: University Press of America, 2013

Synopsis

This book draws on twenty-four academic disciplines to provide a critical analysis of some 100 theories that explain the origins, nature, and management of human conflict. The book treats intellectual, individual, moral, interpersonal, organizational, community, political, and international conflicts. It suggests six criteria for distinguishing good from bad theory and discusses how existing theories may be used and improved.

About this title

About the Author:

David Churchman is professor emeritus at California State University, where he held appointments as professor of humanities and as a chairman and professor of behavioral science graduate programs where he taught the course on which this book is based. He has been an infantry officer, a Fulbright scholar in Cyprus and Ukraine, a Malone scholar in Saudi Arabia, a National Science Foundation program officer, and an exotic animal trainer. He co-founded and was the treasurer of Wildlife on Wheels, a nonprofit organization and federally licensed zoo that provided live animal education programs and rescued animals from oil spills. He is the author of Negotiation: Process, Tactics, Theory (University Press of America, 1995).

Review:

This book by D. A. Churchman is perhaps the ultimate multidisciplinary view of conflict at every level from the family to the family of nations. It is a must for anyone interested in knowing more about the sources of conflict, its essence, and the ways to deal with it. (Volodymyr Dubovyk, Odessa National University, Ukraine)

Why We Fight offers new insights into these timeless issues. I find it extremely useful as I deal with business opportunities and challenges daily throughout Europe where history and culture play such tremendous roles in the way business is done in each country. It is a remarkable book that is very well written. I highly recommend it to anyone involved in international business. (John J. Harris, Chief Executive, Nestlé Purina PetCare, Europe)

The suggested criteria presented in this study... should be engaged by all of us who research and write in the field of conflict studies. (Oliver Richmond, Saint Andrews University, Scotland)

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0761861378
• ISBN 13: 9780761861379
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336