The picturesque Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, for centuries a model of harmony and coexistence, has been ravaged by conflict for sixty years, caught in a tug-of-war between historical rivals India and Pakistan. Now that both nations are nuclear powers, some see the Kashmir issue as a flash point for what could become a nuclear war. In My Kashmir, Wajahat Habibullah lays out the intricate web of issues at the root of the conflict: ethnicity, religion, national identity, friction between national and local government, and territory. In an account that is equal parts history and memoir, he examines the complicating factors: the Indian government’s missteps, the greed of the entrenched Kashmiri middle-class elites, and religious politics and their all-too-familiar polarizing consequences. Unlike many others who have written on the subject, Habibullah gives even-handed treatment to both Indian and Pakistani perspectives, though he rightly keeps the Kashmiri people themselves at center stage, for their needs and desires will be pivotal to any real solution. Now, he says, despite the history of bloodshed and betrayals, the possibility for lasting peace is greater than ever before. Wajahat Habibullah has spent much of his long and distinguished career in the Indian Administrative Service working in Kashmir. His insightful account carries the authority of someone who has been in the thick of the actions and political maneuverings, dealing directly with the players amid the most wrenching turmoil. Being both Indian and Muslim, insider and outsider, has enabled him to feel and understand the competing loyalties and emotions that are inextricably part of Kashmir.

My Kashmir: Conflict and the Prospects for Enduring Peace

History

Wajahat Habibullah

Asia

United States Institute of Peace

American Negotiating Behavior: Wheeler-Dealers, Legal Eagles, Bullies, and Preachers

Informed by discussions and interviews with more than fifty seasoned foreign and American negotiators, this landmark study offers a rich and detailed portrait of the negotiating practices of American officials. Including contributions by eleven international experts, i assesses the multiple influences―cultural, institutional, historical, and political―that shape how American policymakers and diplomats approach negotiations with foreign counterparts and highlights behavioral patterns that transcend the actions of individual negotiators and administrations.

American Negotiating Behavior: Wheeler-Dealers, Legal Eagles, Bullies, and Preachers (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books)

Politics & Social Sciences

Richard H. Solomon

Nigel Quinney

Politics & Government

Leading experts on mediation and the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) collaborated to produce this handbook, which gives mediators the tools they need to incorporate IDPs' concerns into peace processes and agreements.

Integrating Internal Displacement in Peace Processes and Agreements (Peacemaker's Toolkit)

Business & Money

Gerard Mc Hugh

International

Debriefing Mediators to Learn from Their Experiences examines interviews conducted with mediators to learn lessons about their mediation “method.”

Debriefing Mediators to Learn from Their Experiences (Peacemaker's Toolkit)

Simon J. A. Mason

Matthias Siegfried

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

This toolkit lays out five steps mediators can take to determine when a conflict is ripe for mediation.

Timing Mediation Initiatives (Peacemaker's Toolkit)

I. William Zartman

Alvaro de Soto

In consideration of UN Resolution 1325 (which called for women’s equal participation in promoting peace and security and for greater efforts to protect women exposed to violence during and after conflict), this volume takes stock of the current state of knowledge on women, peace and security issues, including efforts to increase women’s participation in post-conflict reconstruction strategies and their protection from wartime sexual violence.

WOMEN AND WAR: Power and Protection in the 21st Century

Kathleen Kuehnast

Social Sciences

Customary Justice and the Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies presents seven in-depth case studies that take a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of the justice system. Moving beyond the narrow lens of legal analysis, the cases―Mozambique, Guatemala, East Timor, Afghanistan, Liberia, Iraq, Sudan―examine the larger historical, political, and social factors that shape the character and role of customary justice systems and their place in the overall justice sector.

Customary Justice and the Rule of Law in War-torn Societies

Deborah Isser

Legal Theory & Systems

In Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption, Bertram Spector argues that the peace negotiation table is the best place to lay the groundwork for good governance.

Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption: Challenges for Post-Conflict Societies

Bertram I. Spector

How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States: Riding the Roller Coaster (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books)

How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States analyzes the themes, techniques, and styles that have characterized Pakistani negotiations with American civilian and military officials since Pakistan’s independence.

HOWARD B. SCHAFFER

Teresita C. Schaffer

How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States analyzes the themes, techniques, and styles that have characterized Pakistani negotiations with American civilian and military officials since Pakistan’s independence.

Teresita C. Schaffer Schaffer

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My Kashmir: Conflict and the Prospects for Enduring Peace

American Negotiating Behavior: Wheeler-Dealers, Legal Eagles, Bullies, and Preachers (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books)

Integrating Internal Displacement in Peace Processes and Agreements (Peacemaker's Toolkit)

Debriefing Mediators to Learn from Their Experiences (Peacemaker's Toolkit)

Timing Mediation Initiatives (Peacemaker's Toolkit)

WOMEN AND WAR: Power and Protection in the 21st Century

Customary Justice and the Rule of Law in War-torn Societies

Negotiating Peace and Confronting Corruption: Challenges for Post-Conflict Societies

How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States: Riding the Roller Coaster (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books)

How Pakistan Negotiates with the United States: Riding the Roller Coaster (Cross-Cultural Negotiation Books)