Research Catalog

Title

Culture, conflict, and mediation in the Asian Pacific / Bruce E. Barnes.

Author

Barnes, Bruce E.

Publication

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2006.

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Details

Description

vii, 182 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Culture, Conflict, and Mediation in the Asian Pacific looks beyond traditional regional boundaries to group Hawai'i with the nine Asian countries as an example of mediation systems and cultural influence on the most "Asian" of the U.S. states (over two-thirds of the population of Hawai'i is Asian-American)."--Jacket.

Subject

• Conflict management > Asia > Cross-cultural studies
• Conflict management > Pacific Area > Cross-cultural studies
• National characteristics, Asian

Genre/Form

Cross-cultural studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-178) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Ch. 1. Asian/Pacific cultures : a node in the conflict world -- Ch. 2. Culture : definitions and dimensions -- Ch. 3. Themes in Asian dispute resolution -- Ch. 4. Face and face-work in Asian conflict resolution practices -- Ch. 5. China (People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Singapore) -- Ch. 6. Japan -- Ch. 7. Korea -- Ch. 8. Philippines -- Ch. 9. Malaysia -- Ch. 10. Indonesia -- Ch. 11. Thailand -- Ch. 12. Hawai'i -- Ch. 13. Asian cultures and conflict resolution practitioners : some approaches to make your participation more effective.

ISBN

0761834451

LCCN

• ^^2006920827
• 9780761834458

OCLC

• 70235838
• SCSB-10629133

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library