🕊️ Peace Studies

Scholarly and reflective works examining how conflicts end, how societies heal, and how sustainable peace is built. These books move beyond the absence of war toward the active architecture of coexistence.

Contemporary Conflict Resolution

by Oliver Ramsbotham • 2005

The Cold War ended. Wars moved inside states. Conflict resolution rebuilt itself for what came next.

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180

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 📚 Peace And Conflict Studies 🌍 Intrastate Conflict

Contemporary Conflict Resolution Summary

Contemporary Conflict Resolution 93%

The Cold War ended. Wars moved inside states. Conflict resolution rebuilt itself for what came next.

by Oliver Ramsbotham 2005

3.73

180 ratings

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 📚 Peace And Conflict Studies 🌍 Intrastate Conflict

Why Civil Resistance Works

by Erica Chenoweth • 2011

The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.

3.98

729

🏳️ Civil Resistance 🏛️ Regime Change 🗳️ Democratization

Why Civil Resistance Works 91%

The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.

by Erica Chenoweth 2011

3.98

729 ratings

🏳️ Civil Resistance 🏛️ Regime Change 🗳️ Democratization

Healing Resistance

by Kazu Haga • 2020

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

4.61

526

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism

Healing Resistance 91%

Nonviolence is harder than fighting back. The discipline for it, from inner work to reconciliation.

by Kazu Haga 2020

4.61

526 ratings

✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🕊️ Restorative Justice 🙏 Spiritual Activism

From Dictatorship to Democracy

by Gene Sharp • 1993

Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.

3.83

2k+

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance 🗳️ Democracy Movements 📊 Strategic Nonviolence

From Dictatorship to Democracy 90%

Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.

by Gene Sharp 1993

3.83

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance 🗳️ Democracy Movements 📊 Strategic Nonviolence

Solving Tough Problems

by Adam Kahane • 2004

Complex problems default to stalemate or force. The way out is a different kind of conversation.

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324

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Dialogue Practice 🔗 Systems Thinking

Solving Tough Problems 90%

Complex problems default to stalemate or force. The way out is a different kind of conversation.

by Adam Kahane 2004

3.98

324 ratings

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🗣️ Dialogue Practice 🔗 Systems Thinking

Rational Choice and Security Studies

by Michael E. Brown • 2000

Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.

3.78

🔒 Security Studies 🧮 Rational Choice ⚔️ Methodology Wars

Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary

Rational Choice and Security Studies 90%

Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.

by Michael E. Brown 2000

3.78

9 ratings

🔒 Security Studies 🧮 Rational Choice ⚔️ Methodology Wars

Ethics for the New Millennium

by Dalai Lama XIV • 1999

Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.

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⚖️ Secular Ethics 🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue ❤️ Compassion Cultivation

Ethics for the New Millennium 89%

Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.

by Dalai Lama XIV 1999

4.08

5k+ ratings

⚖️ Secular Ethics 🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue ❤️ Compassion Cultivation

Practical Spirituality

by Marshall B. Rosenberg • 2005

The method that taught millions to talk was always a spiritual practice, just unnamed.

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148

🧡 Compassionate Listening 👂 Empathic Listening 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Practical Spirituality 89%

The method that taught millions to talk was always a spiritual practice, just unnamed.

by Marshall B. Rosenberg 2005

4.33

148 ratings

🧡 Compassionate Listening 👂 Empathic Listening 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Peace Pilgrim

by Peace Pilgrim • 1983

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

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749

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living

Peace Pilgrim 89%

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

by Peace Pilgrim 1983

4.25

749 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living

Fight

by Preston Sprinkle • 2013

For three centuries, Christians refused to kill. The forgotten biblical case that they were right.

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1k+

✝️ Christian Ethics 🕊️ Christian Pacifism ✊ Nonviolent Resistance

Fight 89%

For three centuries, Christians refused to kill. The forgotten biblical case that they were right.

by Preston Sprinkle 2013

4.31

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Ethics 🕊️ Christian Pacifism ✊ Nonviolent Resistance

The Powers That Be

by Walter Wink • 1998

Every institution is a spirit. The cross exposed the violence that holds civilization together.

4.24

1k+

🧭 Political Theology ✊🏾 Nonviolent Resistance 👁️ Powers And Principalities

The Powers That Be 89%

Every institution is a spirit. The cross exposed the violence that holds civilization together.

by Walter Wink 1998

4.24

1k+ ratings

🧭 Political Theology ✊🏾 Nonviolent Resistance 👁️ Powers And Principalities

A Force More Powerful

by Peter Ackerman • 2000

A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.

4.11

300

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance ✊ Civil Disobedience 📢 Social Movements

A Force More Powerful 89%

A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.

by Peter Ackerman 2000

4.11

300 ratings

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance ✊ Civil Disobedience 📢 Social Movements

Conflicts

by Edward de Bono • 1985

Most conflict resolution just refines the argument. What if disputes were design problems instead?

3.52

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🎨 Design Thinking 🗺️ Mental Models

Conflicts 89%

Most conflict resolution just refines the argument. What if disputes were design problems instead?

by Edward de Bono 1985

3.52

64 ratings

🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🎨 Design Thinking 🗺️ Mental Models

The Least of All Possible Evils

by Eyal Weizman • 2012

When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.

4.19

224

🩸 Aid And Complicity 🤷 Lesser Evil Logic 📊 Proportionality In War

The Least of All Possible Evils 89%

When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.

by Eyal Weizman 2012

4.19

224 ratings

🩸 Aid And Complicity 🤷 Lesser Evil Logic 📊 Proportionality In War

Palestine

by Jimmy Carter • 2006

The peace treaty Carter brokered was honored. The promises to Palestinians inside it were not.

3.92

5k+

🗺️ Israel Palestine 🤝 Middle East Diplomacy 🚧 Occupied Territories

Palestine 89%

The peace treaty Carter brokered was honored. The promises to Palestinians inside it were not.

by Jimmy Carter 2006

3.92

5k+ ratings

🗺️ Israel Palestine 🤝 Middle East Diplomacy 🚧 Occupied Territories

Global Politics

by Andrew Heywood • 2011

How states, corporations, and ideas compete in a world where borders mean less than ever.

4.14

411

📜 Political Theory 🌐 International Relations 🔗 Globalization Studies

Global Politics 89%

How states, corporations, and ideas compete in a world where borders mean less than ever.

by Andrew Heywood 2011

4.14

411 ratings

📜 Political Theory 🌐 International Relations 🔗 Globalization Studies

The Better Angels of Our Nature

by Steven Pinker • 2010

Violence has plummeted for centuries. The numbers prove it. So does the danger it could reverse.

4.16

30k+

🗡️ History Of Violence 📊 Quantitative History 🏛️ State And Violence

The Better Angels of Our Nature 89%

Violence has plummeted for centuries. The numbers prove it. So does the danger it could reverse.

by Steven Pinker 2010

4.16

30k+ ratings

🗡️ History Of Violence 📊 Quantitative History 🏛️ State And Violence

International Organizations

by Margaret P. Karns • 2004

How global cooperation actually works: the UN, regional bodies, and the NGOs bridging state limits.

3.53

162

🏛️ Global Governance 🏢 International Organizations 🤝 Multilateralism

International Organizations 89%

How global cooperation actually works: the UN, regional bodies, and the NGOs bridging state limits.

by Margaret P. Karns 2004

3.53

162 ratings

🏛️ Global Governance 🏢 International Organizations 🤝 Multilateralism

Waves of War

by Andreas Wimmer • 2012

The nation-state rewired war: the fuse isn't diversity, it's who is locked out of power.

3.48

🏗️ State Formation ⚔️ Ethnic Conflict 🌍 Nationalism Studies

Waves of War 89%

The nation-state rewired war: the fuse isn't diversity, it's who is locked out of power.

by Andreas Wimmer 2012

3.48

23 ratings

🏗️ State Formation ⚔️ Ethnic Conflict 🌍 Nationalism Studies

The Politics of Collective Violence

by Charles Tilly • 2003

Violence isn't chaos; it's politics, shaped by regimes and the relationships leaders exploit.

3.85

151

✊ Contentious Politics 🔗 Relational Sociology 💥 Political Violence

The Politics of Collective Violence Summary

The Politics of Collective Violence 89%

Violence isn't chaos; it's politics, shaped by regimes and the relationships leaders exploit.

by Charles Tilly 2003

3.85

151 ratings

✊ Contentious Politics 🔗 Relational Sociology 💥 Political Violence

Being Peace

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1987

Peace isn't signed; it's breathed. A Zen master on why inner calm must come first.

4.32

15k+

☸️ Engaged Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌻 Everyday Mindfulness

Being Peace 89%

Peace isn't signed; it's breathed. A Zen master on why inner calm must come first.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 1987

4.32

15k+ ratings

☸️ Engaged Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌻 Everyday Mindfulness

Who Rules the World?

by Noam Chomsky • 2014

A superpower that tortures, invades, and sabotages democracy while the world calls it humanitarian.

4.05

13k+

🏛️ American Empire 🕊️ Israel-Palestine 📢 Propaganda Analysis

Who Rules the World? 89%

A superpower that tortures, invades, and sabotages democracy while the world calls it humanitarian.

by Noam Chomsky 2014

4.05

13k+ ratings

🏛️ American Empire 🕊️ Israel-Palestine 📢 Propaganda Analysis

A Genocide Foretold

by Chris Hedges • 2025

Gaza: not a war but the predictable endpoint of settler colonialism, backed by American billions.

4.57

542

🏚️ Settler Colonialism ✊ Palestinian Resistance 🇺🇸 US Foreign Policy

A Genocide Foretold 89%

Gaza: not a war but the predictable endpoint of settler colonialism, backed by American billions.

by Chris Hedges 2025

4.57

542 ratings

🏚️ Settler Colonialism ✊ Palestinian Resistance 🇺🇸 US Foreign Policy

The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2008

Personal happiness is not selfish, the Dalai Lama argues, but the foundation of a peaceful society.

3.71

2k+

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🌍 Engaged Buddhism

The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World Summary

The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World 89%

Personal happiness is not selfish, the Dalai Lama argues, but the foundation of a peaceful society.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2008

3.71

2k+ ratings

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🌍 Engaged Buddhism

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul

by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun • 2023

Activists burn out. A quiet, sustainable alternative that turns sensitivity into a strength.

3.97

908

🧘 Quiet Activism 👂 Highly Sensitive People 🌱 Sustainable Activism

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul Summary

Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul 88%

Activists burn out. A quiet, sustainable alternative that turns sensitivity into a strength.

by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun 2023

3.97

908 ratings

🧘 Quiet Activism 👂 Highly Sensitive People 🌱 Sustainable Activism

This Is an Uprising

by Mark Engler • 2016

Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.

4.20

1k+

🕊️ Civil Resistance 📢 Social Movements 🧱 Movement Building

This Is an Uprising 88%

Nonviolence is not a virtue. It is a technology of conflict, and it brings down regimes.

by Mark Engler 2016

4.20

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Civil Resistance 📢 Social Movements 🧱 Movement Building

Man, the State, and War

by Kenneth N. Waltz • 1954

You cannot fix war by fixing people or states alone. Anarchy makes all other causes possible.

3.97

2k+

🌍 International Relations 🏛️ Political Theory 🎖️ War Studies

Man, the State, and War 88%

You cannot fix war by fixing people or states alone. Anarchy makes all other causes possible.

by Kenneth N. Waltz 1954

3.97

2k+ ratings

🌍 International Relations 🏛️ Political Theory 🎖️ War Studies

Power, Terror, Peace, and War

by Walter Russell Mead • 2004

America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.

3.67

108

🗽 American Foreign Policy 🧭 Grand Strategy 💡 Soft Power

Power, Terror, Peace, and War 88%

America's soft power will not recover via Hollywood, but via microfinance in Khayelitsa.

by Walter Russell Mead 2004

3.67

108 ratings

🗽 American Foreign Policy 🧭 Grand Strategy 💡 Soft Power

To End All Wars

by Adam Hochschild • 2011

A general led Britain's army. His sister led its pacifists. The Great War as family feud.

4.14

9k+

🪖 World War One 🎖️ Military History 📖 Narrative History

To End All Wars 88%

A general led Britain's army. His sister led its pacifists. The Great War as family feud.

by Adam Hochschild 2011

4.14

9k+ ratings

🪖 World War One 🎖️ Military History 📖 Narrative History

The First Advent in Palestine

by Kelley Nikondeha • 2022

Christmas was not a silent night but a peace campaign born under occupation.

4.29

487

📅 Advent Studies 🏛️ Political Theology 👑 Empire Criticism

The First Advent in Palestine 88%

Christmas was not a silent night but a peace campaign born under occupation.

by Kelley Nikondeha 2022

4.29

487 ratings

📅 Advent Studies 🏛️ Political Theology 👑 Empire Criticism

The Dark Side of Democracy

by Michael Mann • 2004

Modernity's worst mass killings were not by tyrants alone, but by democracies that turned ethnic.

4.06

159

💀 Genocide Studies 🌍 Ethnic Conflict 🏳️ Nationalism

The Dark Side of Democracy 88%

Modernity's worst mass killings were not by tyrants alone, but by democracies that turned ethnic.

by Michael Mann 2004

4.06

159 ratings

💀 Genocide Studies 🌍 Ethnic Conflict 🏳️ Nationalism

Per la pace perpetua

by Immanuel Kant • 1795

A Dutch inn sign with a cemetery: Kant's starting point for a plan to end war.

3.59

3k+

🏛️ Political Philosophy 🌐 International Relations 📜 Kantian Ethics

Per la pace perpetua 88%

A Dutch inn sign with a cemetery: Kant's starting point for a plan to end war.

by Immanuel Kant 1795

3.59

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 🌐 International Relations 📜 Kantian Ethics

Can Ireland Be One?

by Malachi O'Doherty • 2022

Before Ireland can unite, it must agree what being Irish means. It doesn't.

3.84

☘️ Irish Politics 🧱 Northern Ireland 🏴 National Identity

Can Ireland Be One? 88%

Before Ireland can unite, it must agree what being Irish means. It doesn't.

by Malachi O'Doherty 2022

3.84

76 ratings

☘️ Irish Politics 🧱 Northern Ireland 🏴 National Identity

International Relations

by Joshua S. Goldstein • 1993

War, trade, climate: one puzzle runs through them all. How nations cooperate when selfishness pays.

3.81

441

🌐 International Relations 🏛️ Political Realism 🕊️ Liberal Internationalism

International Relations 88%

War, trade, climate: one puzzle runs through them all. How nations cooperate when selfishness pays.

by Joshua S. Goldstein 1993

3.81

441 ratings

🌐 International Relations 🏛️ Political Realism 🕊️ Liberal Internationalism

The Handbook of 5GW

by Daniel H. Abbott • 2010

War is no longer about bullets. It is a silent, invisible struggle for your perception.

4.09

📚 Military Theory 4️⃣ 4GW Theory 🎯 Influence Operations

The Handbook of 5GW 88%

War is no longer about bullets. It is a silent, invisible struggle for your perception.

by Daniel H. Abbott 2010

4.09

23 ratings

📚 Military Theory 4️⃣ 4GW Theory 🎯 Influence Operations

My Spiritual Journey

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2009

A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.

3.98

3k+

🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 📖 Spiritual Memoirs ❤️ Compassion Practice

My Spiritual Journey 88%

A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2009

3.98

3k+ ratings

🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 📖 Spiritual Memoirs ❤️ Compassion Practice

Talking to the Enemy

by Scott Atran • 2010

They don't kill for virgins or ideology. They kill for friends, and logic can't stop them.

3.95

288

💣 Terrorism Studies 👥 Group Radicalization 🕌 Religious Extremism

Talking to the Enemy 88%

They don't kill for virgins or ideology. They kill for friends, and logic can't stop them.

by Scott Atran 2010

3.95

288 ratings

💣 Terrorism Studies 👥 Group Radicalization 🕌 Religious Extremism

War, Peace, and Human Nature

by Douglas P. Fry • 2013

War began with farming, not in our genes. Twelve millennia of silence before that upends everything.

4.61

🧬 Human Evolution ⚔️ Origins Of War 🐒 Primate Behavior

War, Peace, and Human Nature 88%

War began with farming, not in our genes. Twelve millennia of silence before that upends everything.

by Douglas P. Fry 2013

4.61

33 ratings

🧬 Human Evolution ⚔️ Origins Of War 🐒 Primate Behavior

Wobblies and Zapatistas

by Staughton Lynd • 2008

What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.

3.89

473

🏴 Libertarian Socialism 📜 Radical History ✊ Direct Action

Wobblies and Zapatistas 88%

What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.

by Staughton Lynd 2008

3.89

473 ratings

🏴 Libertarian Socialism 📜 Radical History ✊ Direct Action

Identity and Violence

by Amartya Sen • 2006

The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.

3.83

2k+

🆔 Identity Politics 🌍 Multiculturalism 🔓 Anti-Essentialism

Identity and Violence 88%

The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.

by Amartya Sen 2006

3.83

2k+ ratings

🆔 Identity Politics 🌍 Multiculturalism 🔓 Anti-Essentialism

The Mediation Process

by Christopher W. Moore • 1986

When you cannot impose a decision, how to guide hostile parties toward their own settlement.

3.96

185

🔥 Conflict Resolution ⚖️ Alternative Dispute Resolution 🤝 Principled Negotiation

The Mediation Process 88%

When you cannot impose a decision, how to guide hostile parties toward their own settlement.

by Christopher W. Moore 1986

3.96

185 ratings

🔥 Conflict Resolution ⚖️ Alternative Dispute Resolution 🤝 Principled Negotiation

The Power of Women

by Denis Mukwege • 2021

A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.

4.71

2k+

🩺 Conflict Zone Medicine ⚔️ Rape In War 💪 Survivor Narratives

The Power of Women 88%

A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.

by Denis Mukwege 2021

4.71

2k+ ratings

🩺 Conflict Zone Medicine ⚔️ Rape In War 💪 Survivor Narratives

Assassination Generation

by Dave Grossman • 2016

Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.

3.71

351

🎮 Media Violence 📱 Digital Parenting 🪖 Military Psychology

Assassination Generation 88%

Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.

by Dave Grossman 2016

3.71

351 ratings

🎮 Media Violence 📱 Digital Parenting 🪖 Military Psychology

Culture and Resistance

by Edward W. Said • 2003

Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.

4.10

419

🇵🇸 Palestinian History ⚔️ Israel Palestine 🗣️ Language And Power

Culture and Resistance 88%

Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.

by Edward W. Said 2003

4.10

419 ratings

🇵🇸 Palestinian History ⚔️ Israel Palestine 🗣️ Language And Power

The Way Out

by Peter T. Coleman • 2021

Winning arguments deepens polarization. The real way out: redesign the hidden systems that fuel it.

3.81

145

🏛️ Conflict Resolution 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Way Out 88%

Winning arguments deepens polarization. The real way out: redesign the hidden systems that fuel it.

by Peter T. Coleman 2021

3.81

145 ratings

🏛️ Conflict Resolution 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases

How to Change the World

by John-Paul Flintoff • 2012

Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.

3.73

942

🫶 Social Change 🌱 Grassroots Activism 💪 Personal Agency

How to Change the World 88%

Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.

by John-Paul Flintoff 2012

3.73

942 ratings

🫶 Social Change 🌱 Grassroots Activism 💪 Personal Agency

Forgiveness

by Marina Cantacuzino • 2022

Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.

4.19

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma Recovery 🌍 Collective Healing

Forgiveness 88%

Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.

by Marina Cantacuzino 2022

4.19

78 ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma Recovery 🌍 Collective Healing

Science of Coercion

by Christopher Simpson • 1994

Communication studies was secretly built by the Pentagon as a weapon, not a discipline.

4.11

📜 Cold War History 📢 Propaganda Studies 🕵️ Covert Operations

Science of Coercion 88%

Communication studies was secretly built by the Pentagon as a weapon, not a discipline.

by Christopher Simpson 1994

4.11

89 ratings

📜 Cold War History 📢 Propaganda Studies 🕵️ Covert Operations

A Force for Good

by Daniel Goleman • 2015

Why training your mind is the most practical tool for ending poverty, violence, and climate harm.

4.04

1k+

🧠 Emotional Regulation ❤️ Compassion Training 🔬 Scientific Spirituality

A Force for Good 88%

Why training your mind is the most practical tool for ending poverty, violence, and climate harm.

by Daniel Goleman 2015

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Regulation ❤️ Compassion Training 🔬 Scientific Spirituality

The Sociology of War and Violence

by Siniša Malešević • 2010

Modernity is the deadliest era. The cause: bureaucracy and ideology, not biology.

4.26

🧑‍🏫 Sociology Of War 🏛️ State Formation 🏙️ Modernity And Violence

The Sociology of War and Violence Summary

The Sociology of War and Violence 88%

Modernity is the deadliest era. The cause: bureaucracy and ideology, not biology.

by Siniša Malešević 2010

4.26

61 ratings

🧑‍🏫 Sociology Of War 🏛️ State Formation 🏙️ Modernity And Violence

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