The Technology of Nonviolence

The Technology of Nonviolence
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 311
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ISBN-10 : 9780262017626
ISBN-13 : 0262017628
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Book Synopsis The Technology of Nonviolence by : Joseph G. Bock

Download or read book The Technology of Nonviolence written by Joseph G. Bock and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Towards an applied theory of violence prevention -- Reporting and warning about deadly possibilities -- Organizing against ethnoreligious violence in Ahmedabad -- Overcoming gang violence in Chicago -- Counteracting ethnoreligious violence in Sri Lanka -- Crowdsourcing during post-election violence in Kenya -- Foisting tribal violence in East Africa -- Comparing the approaches -- How to intervene effectively -- What to do when violence prevention is unlikely to work -- Concerns about misallocation of resources -- Future directions and recommendations.


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