Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures

by John Paul Lederach

Book Overview

Since the early 1980s John Paul Lederach has traveled worldwide as a mediation trainer and conflict resolution consultant. Currently the director of the International Conciliation Committee, he has worked with governments, justice departments, youth programs, and other groups in Latin America, the Philippines, Cambodia, as well as Asia and Africa. Lederach blends a special training method in mediation with a tradition derived from his work in development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815627254
• ISBN13: 9780815627258
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Be ready for an an academic work

Heard John Paul Lederach interviewed on a podcast and was so impressed I wanted to read one of his books. Perhaps this was not the best choice. While I was able to gain many insights, as the back cover review states, “Recommended for upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses, faculty, and mediation practitioners.”