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001			ASIN0415489679
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008			140115s2009 xxu eng d
020			_a0415489679 (hardcover) _c$140.00
020			_a9780415489676 (hardcover)
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050	0	4	_aJZ5584.A7
082	0	4	_a327.172095 _bMED 2009
245	1	0	_aMediation in the asia-pacific region : _btransforming conflicts and building peace / _cDale Bagshaw, Elisabeth Porter.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bRoutledge, _c2009.
300			_a240 p. ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aRoutledge advances in international relations and global politics.
520			_aThis book examines mediation in connection with peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific region, providing practical examples which either highlight the weaknesses within certain mediation approaches or demonstrate best-practice. The authors explore the extent to which current ideas and practices of mediation in the Asia-Pacific region are dominated by Western understandings and critically challenge the appropriateness of such thinking. Featuring a range of case studies on Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand, this book has three main aims: To challenge dominant Western practices and ways of thinking on mediation that currently are being imposed in the Asia-Pacific region; To develop culturally-fluent and socially just mediation alternatives that build upon local, traditional or religious approaches; To situate mediation within ideas and practices on peacebuilding. Making a unique contribution to peace and conflict studies literature by explicitly linking mediation and peacebuilding practices, this book is a vital text for students and scholars in these fields.
650		0	_aAsia
650		0	_aConflict management
650		0	_aMediation
650		0	_aMediation, International
650		0	_aPacific Area
650		0	_aPeace-building
650		0	_aPolitical science
700	1		_aBagshaw, Dale.
700	1		_aPorter, Elisabeth.
830		0	_aRoutledge advances in international relations and global politics.
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415489679/chopaconline-20
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