To Make the Earth Whole: The Art of Citizen Diplomacy in an Age of Religious Militancy

by Marc Gopin

To Make the Earth Whole studies the art of citizen diplomacy-a process that can address clashes of religion and culture across regional lines even when traditional negotiations between governments can fail. Using a five-year experiment in Syria as the central case study, Marc Gopin outlines the way to create community across lines of enmity, the social network theory to explain how this happens, and the long-term vision required for a progressive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742558622
• ISBN13: 9780742558625
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"