Representations of Peace and Conflict by S. Gibson (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Representations of Peace and Conflict by S. Gibson, S. Mollan This edited volume brings together a series of contributions exploring the socio-cultural and psychological representation of peace and conflict. It ventures into areas of the humanities and social sciences not typically foregrounded in Peace Studies, such psychology, sociology, media studies, cultural studies, history, and geography. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This edited volume brings together a series of contributions exploring the socio-cultural and psychological representation of peace and conflict. It ventures into areas of the humanities and social sciences not typically foregrounded in Peace Studies, such psychology, sociology, media studies, cultural studies, history, and geography. Author Biography NEIL FERGUSON Department of Psychology, Liverpool Hope University, UKK. NEIL JENKINGS School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, UKPAULINE KOLLONTAI Faculty of Education & Theology, York St John University, UKROBERT D. LOWE School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, UKROSS MCGARRY Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Liverpool, UKORLA MULDOON Department of Psychology, University of Limerick, Rep. of IrelandCORINNA PENISTON-BIRD Department of History, Lancaster University, UKMAURO SARRICA Department of Communication and Social Research, University of Rome La Sapienza, ItalyJON SIMONS Department of Communication & Culture, Indiana University Bloomington, USAJON STEWART Brighton Institute of Modern Music, UKJOHN TULLOCH Lincoln School of Journalism, University of Lincoln, UKJANE TYNAN School of Fashion and Textiles, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London, UKLUCIEN VAN LIERE Department of Religious Studies and Theology, Utrecht University, The NetherlandsANNELIES VERDOOLAEGE Department of African Languages and Cultures, Ghent University, BelgiumJOAO WACHELKE Department of Applied Psychology, University of Padua, Italy and Social Psychology of Communication and Cognition Laboratory, Federal University of Santa Catarina, BrazilRACHEL WOODWARD School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, UKNIGEL YOUNG Editor in Chief, Oxford International Encyclopaedia of Peace and Honorary Research Professor of Peace Studies, Colgate University, USA Table of Contents Introduction: Representations of Peace and Conflict; S.Gibson & S.Mollan PART II: PEACE MOVEMENTS AND RESISTANCE Peace Now or Never? Images of Peace in Israel; J.Simons The Return of the conchie: Newspaper Representations of Conscientious Objectors and Pacifists in World War II; J.Tulloch Whats going on: Anti-war and Pro-war Hits on the Billboard Singles Charts during the Vietnam War Era (1965-1975) and the War on Terror (2001-2010); J.Stewart Quakers in khaki: Conscientious Objectors Resistance to Uniform Clothing in First World War Britain; J.Tynan PART II: MILITARIES AND MILITARIZATION Soldiers Photographic Representations of Participation in Armed Conflict; R.Woodward & K.N.Jenkings Exploring Representations of the Soldier as Victim: From Northern Ireland to Iraq; R.McGarry & N.Ferguson Supporting the Troops, Serving the Country: Rhetorical Commonplaces in the Representation of Military Service; S.Gibson PART III: PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS Make (?) not war! Are the Social Representations of Peace and War Antonyms?; M.Sarrica & J.Wachelke Unexpected and inclusive Social Identities in Intractable Conflict: The Case of Northern Ireland; R.D.Lowe & O.Muldoon PART IV: RELIGIOUS DIMENSIONS Representing religious violence: Understanding the Role of Religion as Simplifier and Magnifier of Violent Conflict; L.van Liere The Sacred Icon: Confronting the Anthropocentrism of a Secularized World; P.Kollontai PART V: MEMORY AND MEMORIALIZATION The Representation of Conflict in Modern Memory Work; N.Young War and Peace in the Cloakroom: The Controversy over the Memorial to the Women of World War II; C.Peniston-Bird Representing Apartheid Trauma: The Archive of the TRC Victim Hearings; A.Verdoolaege Long Description This wide-ranging multidisciplinary collection highlights the centrality of representations for the study of peace and conflict. Its analysis covers topics as diverse as British soldiers photographic records, social identity in Northern Ireland; memory work; the South African Truth & Reconciliation Commission; the London memorial to the Women of World War II and protest songs in the popular music charts. These studies are written by an array of internationally influential authors, as well as emerging scholars, from a range of social science and humanities disciplines including cultural studies; geography; history; linguistics; media studies; peace studies; religious studies and social psychology. This rich and varied volume constitutes a timely engagement with matters pertaining to how peace and conflict are represented in many unique forms. Description for Bookstore A multidisciplinary collection exploring the representation of peace and conflict across a range of contexts including sociology, psychology, media and cultural studies Details ISBN0230298664 Short Title REPRESENTATIONS OF PEACE & CON Series Rethinking Political Violence Language English ISBN-10 0230298664 ISBN-13 9780230298668 Media Book Format Hardcover Publication Date 2012-10-17 Year 2012 Pages 308 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom DOI 10.1057/9781137292254 AU Release Date 2012-10-17 NZ Release Date 2012-10-17 UK Release Date 2012-10-17 Edited by S. Mollan Author S. Mollan Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Alternative 9781349334865 DEWEY 303.6 Illustrations XI, 308 p. Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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