Peace
Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. Throughout history leaders have used peacemaking and diplomacy to establish a certain type of behavioral restraint that has resulted in the establishment of regional peace or economic growth through various forms of agreements or peace treaties. Such behavioral restraint has often resulted in the reduction of conflicts, greater economic interactivity, and consequently substantial prosperity. "Psychological peace" (such …
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DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English
The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …
youth program modelled roughly after the American Peace Corps. Georges’s CYC colleague Rick Fader says that … members set to was the creation of the Tree of Peace, a community centre conceived by Phoebe Nahanni … centre and a community organization called Tree of Peace. And I was so busy, the last thing I needed was … carries on to this day. Georges wanted the Tree of Peace to be a development tool. He knew that how “the … people, particularly the Dene. First, the Tree of Peace would need a home. An older building near the original …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 12 November 2024 English
Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope met en lumière les actions entreprises par des universitaires en réponse à certains des appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. …
in his own language, that goes to his heart” (Peace Corps, 1996, p. vi). To connect to their ancestors … Editorial Granamérica. Peace Corps. (1996). At home in the world: the Peace Corps story. https://babel …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The poetic memorialization of the Maghribī city illuminates the ways in which exilic Maghribī poets constructed idealized images of their native cities from the ninth to nineteenth centuries CE. The …
21 Gathering all virtues, she became a haven of peace and faith. 22 The Envious eyes of Time looked upon … uncle – to bring about the stabilization of and peace in the western territories of the Central Maghrib … the battlefield, he ultimately chose the path of peace, pardoning his great-uncle and resolving the conflict …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
Prisoners’ Bodies investigates the history of the Irish ordinary prisoners’ movement and how it was shaped by public discourse, highlighting the lived experiences of individual people in prison.
churches, and the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace, part of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 5 November 2024 English
“A tender, beautifully written essay collection that is about so much more than parenting a child with a disability.” — Erin Pepler, author of Send Me Into The Woods AloneA …
cry or an asylum — not words I associate with peace of mind. Space and time to oneself can be a good …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 5 November 2024 English
Uncut explores the significance of the foreskin in contemporary culture The “uncut” penis is viewed by some as attractive or erotic, and by others as ugly or undesirable. Secular parents …
provide continuous laughter, joy, and a sense of peace amidst the chaos. For now, I’ll stop talking about …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 25 October 2024 English
Between Composers unveils the previously unpublished correspondence between Canadian composers Norma Beecroft and Harry Somers from 1959 to 1960. The letters detail the downfall of their romance, trace their artistic …
libretto by Reaney, first performed at the Temple of Peace in Sharon, Ontario. Considering his keen interest …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 22 October 2024 English
Stories Left in Stone explores the lives, histories, and artistic legacies of Cáceres and Extremadura. Author Troy Nahumko has lived in the old town of Cáceres, a UNESCO World Heritage …
the completely rebuilt compound and a monastic peace surrounds you. On the horizon, descending wrinkled … reoccupied the reborn monastery and lived in relative peace and quiet. That is until Patrimonio Nacional took … Monastery of Yuste offered a place of prayer, peace, tranquility, study and silence. And everyone who … dreams of a united Europe fade after conceding the Peace of Augsburg in September 1555. It was a treaty that … campaigns I undertook, some to begin wars, some to make peace, took me nine times to Germany, six times to Spain …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Critic, translator, essayist, and gay man, Édouard Roditi (1910–1992) was a singular witness to the twentieth century. His writings over six decades are a unique account of a life lived …
cranks were not likely, however, to disturb the peace of mind of a family which had already faced for …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 15 October 2024 English
“Coren tells us the stories of his fascinating life with clarity, self-deprecating wit, and page-turning verve.” — STEPHEN FRY From England’s working class to high profile media personality, Michael Coren …
break now, because there was so much more hope for peace and equality forty- five years ago. I asked her … infrastructure, and reward those who genuinely pursue peace rather than war. Whether any of that will happen …
