The people in the United States are experiencing an extreme degree of division, political polarization, and civic disorder. In Fighting Better, Louis Kriesberg argues that the crises confronting the US presently are the result of changes in dynamics along three societal dimensions: class, status, and power. Those changes were brought about to a great degree by people waging conflicts constructively, destructively, or avoiding overt conflicts altogether. Assessing major domestic conflicts in the United States since 1945, Kriesberg evaluates how well conflicts were waged in terms of advancing justice, liberty, and equal opportunity for all Americans.…mehr
The people in the United States are experiencing an extreme degree of division, political polarization, and civic disorder. In Fighting Better, Louis Kriesberg argues that the crises confronting the US presently are the result of changes in dynamics along three societal dimensions: class, status, and power. Those changes were brought about to a great degree by people waging conflicts constructively, destructively, or avoiding overt conflicts altogether. Assessing major domestic conflicts in the United States since 1945, Kriesberg evaluates how well conflicts were waged in terms of advancing justice, liberty, and equal opportunity for all Americans.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Louis Kriesberg is the Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Syracuse University. He has published widely on diverse areas of sociology and social conflicts, including the US-Soviet Cold War, Israeli-Palestinian-Arab relations, non-governmental organizations, and social movements. His recent work focuses on constructive ways of fighting, conflict transformation, and conflict resolution methods. Kriesberg has been highly active in regional, national, and international associations of sociology, conflict resolution, and international peace, for which he has received numerous awards. He was also the founding director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC) at Syracuse University.
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Prologue and Acknowledgments 1. Reflecting Backward and Looking Forward 2. Class-Related Conflicts, 1945-1969 3. Rising Class Inequality, 1970-1992 4. Hyper Class Inequality, 1993-2022 5. Reducing African American Inequalities, 1945-1969 6. African American Advances and Backlashes, 1970-2022 7. Conflicts about Gender and Other Collective Identities, 1945-2022 8. Conflicts Related to Political Power, 1765-2022 9. Issues in Recent Conflicts about Changing Power Inequalities 10. Recovering and Advancing Equality in the Future Notes References Index
Prologue and Acknowledgments 1. Reflecting Backward and Looking Forward 2. Class-Related Conflicts, 1945-1969 3. Rising Class Inequality, 1970-1992 4. Hyper Class Inequality, 1993-2022 5. Reducing African American Inequalities, 1945-1969 6. African American Advances and Backlashes, 1970-2022 7. Conflicts about Gender and Other Collective Identities, 1945-2022 8. Conflicts Related to Political Power, 1765-2022 9. Issues in Recent Conflicts about Changing Power Inequalities 10. Recovering and Advancing Equality in the Future Notes References Index
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