In honour of International Peace Month this August, we are sharing some historic and timeless books from our collections on Peace: the History of Peace, Peace between Nations, Diplomacy Creating Peace and even a book on Museums for Peace.
The first of it’s kind, This book is ground breaking book is the first to shift the focus of peace studies beyond just studying how peace is achieved and the absence or war, this book changes the peace studies theme and extends it to the analysis of long term “relational peace practices.”
The Oxford handbook of peacebuilding, statebuilding, and peace formation
Oliver P. Richmond and Gëzim Visoka
This is the definitive source for peacebuilding, diplomatic peace creation and state building. A must for anyone studying international politics and economics. Optional and occasionally referenced reading for Davos World Economic Forum attendees.
A Cultural History of Peace in the Modern Age
by Ronald Edsforth
The last volume in the penultimate six volume set spanning 2500 years of the history of peace. This final edition covers the 1920s till present, encompassing modern topics from Pacifism to Religion and Gender.
by Joyce Apsel
What do Bradford, Kyoto, Oslo and Gernika all have in common? Each has a Museum entirely dedicated to the topic of Peace as it applies to the regions role in history. The book is worth a read as it also provides insightful approaches to how to share and instruct on the topic of peace within local context.
International politics and the search for peace
by Massataka Kōsaka and Masayuki Tadokoro
The only title in this collection that challenges disarmament, Kōsaka Masataka was only 32 when he wrote this. This is the book which established his work as a public intellectual, when he openly discussed Japan’s role on the world stage in WWII as well as questioning the sense behind Metternich’s Balance of Power. This seminal work ushered in the case for both International Law and the United Nations.
Nordic Peace in Question: A Region of and for Peace
Browning, Christopher S; Browning, Christopher S. ; Lehti, Marko ; Strang, Johan
This great book shares the true past of the nation states in Scandinavia. Today they may appear to be one big happy Deutschian Security Community, the history of Scandinavia is compicated and colonial. Students of international peacemaking and modern diplomacy are offered a lot to learn in this jog down memory lane.
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1.) Peace Dove courtesy of Wikimedia commons
2.) “Health and Wellness in Africa” from Ghana by artist Yaw Kuma Ansu-Kyeremeh (provided copright free via Wikimedia Commons).
3.) Bethlehem Peace Center by أمينCC 4.0, courtesy of Wikimedia
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4.) Peace Stockholm Europride Conference (2018) by Sergey Chemkaev cc2.0 via Wikimedia.
5.) By MBH - Own work, CC BY 4.0, courtesy of Wikimedia
6.) President Tsai meets Vandana Shiva 2018-05-09 , copyright 2.0 provided by Taiwan President’s office via Wikimedia
7.) Dutch Scandinavian Committee Preparing the Peace Congress in Stockholm, 1917
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