Conflict Mediation Across Cultures: Pathways and Patterns
- ISBN-10
- 0664256090
- ISBN-13
- 9780664256098
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 310
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992-01-01
- Publisher
- Westminster John Knox Press
- Author
- David W. Augsburger
Description
Believing not only that conflict is inevitable in human life but that it is essential and can be quite constructive, Augsburger proposes a shift to an "international" approach in resolving conflict. Augsburger focuses on interpersonal and group conflicts and provides a comparison of conflict patterns within and among various cultures.
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