Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict, Three-Volume set

"This outstanding three-volume set seeks to answer basic questions about modern warfare, conflict, violence, and peace, but also covers current topics such as police brutality, aggression in sports, television violence, and animal aggression. The greatest value of this multivolume work is its interdisciplinary coverage. The set is broken down into 15 subject areas covering approximately 200 different issues. Each article is about 9,000 words, including a definition of the subject, illustrations, glossaries, and bibliographies. It is an excellent source written by scholars from around the world."
--“Outstanding reference sources 2000,” American Libraries, May 2000. (Review of 1e)

“...the Encyclopedia is a thoroughly impressive work, well written, well organized and well presented. As a starting point for newcomers to the field, as a useful aid to those already involved but seeking to broaden their range of knowledge, as a useful guide to any non-scholars seeking information about what peace and conflict studies has currently to say about many important topics, it is thoroughly admirable. At times, reviewers can only revert to cliches to summarize a work's contribution but, in this case, it is true that this is a work that no library of any program on peace studies, conflict research or dispute resolution can afford to be without.”
--Christopher Mitchell, Institute for Conflict Analysis & Resolution, George Mason University, in "Peace and Conflict" (Review of 1e)

“This mammoth set is a fascinating undertaking. It has well-written and well-researched articles, excellent cross-references, and a good index. The cast of contributors is truly impressive...the articles range widely (e.g., the impact of television on children, alliance behavior, the concept of evil, violence toward homosexuals) and because of the contributors' varied backgrounds, are variously based in anthropology, sociology, ethics, politics, and psychology, to mention a few. [It is] recommended highly for all academic libraries.”
--Choice (Review of 1e)

“The Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict is an ambitious work, superbly executed (not a bad start)... It is clear that much thought has gone not only into the content, but also into the organization of the work. Comprehensiveness, diversity of viewpoint, scholarly rigor, clarity of presentation, and ease of access are the hallmarks of this encyclopedia. For this reason, it is of great value not only to students of the field, but also to practitioners and the generally curious.”
--College and Research Libraries (Review of 1e)

Contents

Area coverage

Ethical, Cultural, Historical
Cultural Studies
Ethical & Religious Studies
Historical Studies

Policy
Criminology
Education
Public Policy Studies
International Relations
Peace & Conflict Studies
Warfare & Military Studies

Psychological & Biomedical
Biomedical Studies
Psychological Studies
Public Health

Social Sciences
Anthropological Studies
Communications Studies
Economic Studies
Political Studies
Sociological Studies