The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace

This first edition product by Oxford University Press accords with their tradition of providing comprehensive and accessible encyclopedic reference works covering a wide variety of topics, in this case, in the genre of peace studies. The preface contains a foreword by the Dalai Lama and an extensive introduction by Editor in Chief Nigel Young, as well as an essay on the recent history of global peace and conflict by Nils Petter Gleditsch, President of the International Studies Association. The diverse list of authors and their contributions attests to the truly global effort that went into the creation of this product....