University Press of America
Pages: 266
Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-0-7618-3306-2 • Paperback • September 2005 • $70.99 • (£55.00)
David Churchman is Professor Emeritus and Chairman of Behavioral Science Graduate Program at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Professor Churchman earned his doctorate in statistics and educational evaluation from UCLA. He is also author of Negotiation also from the University Press of America.
Chapter 1 Primary Academic Disciplines by Chapter
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Acknowledgments
Chapter 4 Criteria for Good Theory
Chapter 5 Conflict Analysis
Chapter 6 The Nature of Man
Chapter 7 Aggression and the Mind
Chapter 8 Interpersonal Conflict
Chapter 9 Gender Conflict
Chapter 10 Community Conflict
Chapter 11 Dispute Resolution
Chapter 12 Organizational Conflict
Chapter 13 Political Conflict
Chapter 14 Intellectual Conflict
Chapter 15 Causes of War
Chapter 16 Interstate Conflict
Chapter 17 Asymmetric Conflict
Chapter 18 The Search for Peace
Chapter 19 Prolegomena to a Theory of Conflict
Chapter 20 Appendix: Major Fallacies in Logic
Chapter 21 Bibliography
Chapter 22 Index
Chapter 23 Author Biography
Why We Fight offers new insights into these timeless issues. I find it extremely useful as I deal with business opportunities and challenges daily throughout Europe where history and culture play such tremendous roles in the way business is done in each country. It is a remarkable book that is very well written. I highly recommend it to anyone involved in international business.
— John J. Harris, Chief Executive, Nestlé Purina PetCare, Europe
This book by D.A. Churchman is perhaps the ultimate multidisciplinary view of conflict at every level from the family to the family of nations. It is a must for anyone interested in knowing more about the sources of conflict, its essence, and the ways to deal with it.
— Volodymyr Dubovyk, Odessa National University, Ukraine
The suggested criteria presented in this study…should be engaged with by all of us who research and write in the field of conflict studies.
— Oliver Richmond, Saint Andrews University, Scotland