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The study of peace and nonviolence is interdisciplinary and its literature is found within many subject headings organized by the Library of Congress. This is a guide to selected sources of information related to Peace and Nonviolence Studies available in the URI libraries, including, but not limited to, the subject headings PEACE, NONVIOLENCE, PACIFISM, PEACE TREATIES and PASSIVE RESISTANCE. This guide is intended as a starting point in resources where works on peace and nonviolence intersect with topics such as Women's Studies, Ethics, Education, Philosophy, Political Science, Anthropology, Economics, etc. 

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URI Ref. HM278 .P76 1997

Powers, Roger S. and William B. Vogele, eds. Protest, Power, and Change: an Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage. 1997.

Alphabetically arranged resource covering a broad spectrum of nonviolent action, including people, events, organizations, methods and related topics. Each entry includes references. Categorical Listing of Entries provides a subject guide to further research.

URI Ref. JX1944 .W67 1986

World Encyclopedia of Peace. 1986. 4 vols.

Volumes 1 and 2 contain alphabetically arranged essays. Volume 3 covers peace treaties and contains a chronology of the peace movement and a list of Novel Peace Prize laureates. Volume 4 covers peace institutes and organizations, journals, and indexes.

URI Ref. HM136 .B783 1997
Burgess, Heidi and Guy Burgess. Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution. 1997.

URI Ref. JX1905.5 .I58 1988
Woodhouse, T., ed. International Peace Directory. 1998.

URI Ref. Z7164 .P19 M33 1997
McCarthy, Ronald M. and Gene Sharp. Nonviolent Action: A Research Guide. 1997.

International coverage, historical and contemporary information in two parts. Part I: references arranged by geographical region, nation, history, topic, and cases. Part II: references on the nature of non-violent action itself.

URI GN496 .E55 1999
Eller, Jack David. From Culture to Ethnicity to Conflict: an Anthropological Perspective on International Ethnic Conflict. 1999.

URI GN496 .H36 1996
Landis, Dan and Rabi S. Bhagat, eds. Handbook of Intercultural Training. 2nd ed. 1996.

CCE BF575 .A3 L4
URI BF575 .A3 L4
Montagu, Ashley, ed. Learning Non-Aggression: The Experience of Non-literate Societies. 1978.

URI GN496 .H363 1998
Weiner, Eugene, ed. The Handbook of Interethnic Coexistence. 1998.

URI GN388 .H874 2000
Schweitzer, Peter P., Megan Biesele, and Robert K. Hitchcock, eds. Hunters and Gatherers in the Modern World: Conflict, Resistance, and Self-determination. 2000.

URI GN496 .W37 1997
Carment, David and Patrick James, eds. Wars in the Midst of Peace: The International Politics of Ethnic Conflict. 1997.

URI GN496 .P45 1998
Carment, David and Patrick James, eds. Peace in the Midst of Wars: Preventing and Managing International Ethnic Conflicts. 1998.

URI Ref. Z5118 .P33 B66 1993
Bonta, Bruce D. Peaceful Peoples: An Annotated Bibliography. 1993.

URI GN345.6 .T56 1999

Ting-Toomey, Stella. Communicating Across Cultures. 1999.

URI PN4748 .S58 P4 1987
Phelan, John M. Apartheid Media: Disinformation and Dissent in South Africa. 1987.

URI HD87 .R35 1990

Renner, Michael. Swords Into Plowshares: Converting to a Peace Economy. 1990.

URI HM258 .G53 1981.
Glenn, Edmund S. Man and Mankind: Conflict and Communication Between Cultures. 1981. 

URI HM278 .L9 1966.
Lynd, Staughton. Nonviolence in America: A Documentary History. 1966.

URI BT736.2 .C53 1982
Childress, James F. Moral Responsibility in Conflicts: Essays on Nonviolence, War and Conscience. 1982.

URI BJ1459.5 .S34 1992
Scherer, Donald and James W. Child. Two Paths Toward Peace. 1992.

URI BQ4570 .P4 I66 1992
Kraft, Kenneth, ed. Inner Peace, World Peace: Essays on Buddhism and Nonviolence. 1992.

URI BL65 .V55 B82 1991
Paige, Glenn D. and Sarah Gilliat, eds. Buddhism and Nonviolent Global Problem-solving : Ulan Bator Explorations. 1991.

URI BP370 .R67
Rost, H. T. D. The Brilliant Stars: The Bahai Faith and the Education of Children. 1979.

URI BF637 .I48 P43 1997
Pearce, W. Barnett and Stephen W. Littlejohn. Moral Conflict: When Social Worlds Collide. 1997.

URI BX1407 .P24 A44 1996
Klejment, Anne and Nancy L. Roberts, eds. American Catholic Pacifism: The Influence of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker Movement. 1996.

URI HM278 .P44 1974
Pelton, Leroy H. The Psychology of Non-violence. New York: Pergamon Press, 1974.

URI Ref. JX1937 .L27 1987
Larson, Jeanne and Madge Micheels-Cyrus, compilers. Seeds of Peace: A Catalogue of Quotations. 1987.

URI Ref. JX1962 .A2 B56 1985
Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders. 1985.

URI Ref. JX1952 .G255 1988
Barnaby, Frank, ed. The Gaia Peace Atlas. 1988.

URI JX1963 .M549 1980
Merton, Thomas. The Nonviolent Alternative. 1980.

Revised edition of Merton’s Thomas Merton on Peace, 1971.

URI JX1965 .B76 1985
Brock-Utne, Birgit. Educating for Peace: A Feminist Perspective. 1985.

URI B105 .P4 R83 1989
Ruddick, Sara. Maternal Thinking: Toward a Politics of Peace. 1989.

http://www.ceip.org/files/news/newslibrary.asp
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace/Library/Peace and Conflict Resolution Resources.

The Carnegie Endowment is dedicated to peace research and public education on world affairs. The site offers information on its programs with links to searchable databases and web sites concerned with peace and conflict resolution.

http://www.nonviolence.org

The Nonviolence Web.

Award-winning “Web portal for nonviolence.” Includes essays, links, etc.

http://www.paxchristiusa.org

Pax Christi USA - National Catholic Peace Movement.

http://www.forusa.org.

Fellowship of Reconciliation

“The largest, oldest interfaith peace organization in the US.”

http://www.pdhre.org

People’s Decade of Human Rights Education.

“A site dedicated to human rights learning for social and economic change.”

http://www.bread.org

Bread For the World.

“Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.” Provides information on legislative activities, issues and links to other anti-hunger sites.

http://www.cartercenter.org/

The Carter Center.

“The Center, in partnership with Emory University, is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights, wages peace by bringing warring parties to the negotiating table, monitoring elections, safeguarding human rights, and building strong democracies through economic development.”

URI Current Periodical Room JX1901 .J6

Journal of Conflict Resolution.

v.1 (1957) -

CCE Periodical Collection AS9 .J6

Journal of Peace Research.

Past 5 years and current year.

Available on EBSCOhost

Pacifica Review.

February 2000+ (12 month delay due to publisher restriction).

Available on EBSCOhost

Peace and Change.

March 1975+ (12 month delay due to publisher restriction).

Available on EBSCOhost

Peace Research Abstracts Journal.

February 1996+ (12 month delay due to publisher restriction).

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