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Where Islam And Judaism Join Together
by Shai Har-ElThis book is the result of many years of the author's thinking, speaking, and writing about peace. It is the fruit of many years of philanthropic activity in the Middle East Peace Network (MEPN), which the author founded in 1990. To a certain degree, it is a personal journey of a Jew into the hear... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Getting More Out of Restorative Practice in Schools: Practical Approaches to Improve School Wellbeing and Strengthen Community Engagement
by Michael Friedman • Margaret Thorsborne • Nancy Riestenberg • Jim McGrath • Beverley Turner • Gillean McCluskey • Fania Davis • Sue Attrill • Carole Edgerton • Lyndsay Broadfoot • Samia Farooq • Sharon Fitzpatrick • Kerri Berkowitz • Cindy Zwicky • David Yusem • Terence Bevington • Katie Cebula • Annie O’Shaughnessy • Denise Quinlan • Anna Gregory • Nathan Wallis • Sara Davis • Julia Hennessy • Nici NixonRestorative practice (RP) has been successfully implemented in schools for decades and is primarily associated with improving behaviour and relationships, by changing the culture of problem solving in the school. However, it has huge untapped potential to support initiatives in other areas, and this... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Arms Control And The New Middle East Security Environment
by Shai Feldman • Ariel LeviteThis volume incorporates the talks delivered at a conference on 11 Arms Control and the New Middle East Security Environment, 11 held in Ginosar (Israel) in January 1992. The conference was organized within the framework of the Project on Security and Arms Control in the Middle East conducted by Tel... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1995 -
Pea Ridge
The 1862 battle of Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas was one of the largest Civil War engagements fought on the western frontier, and it dramatically altered the balance of power in the Trans-Mississippi. This study of the battle is based on research in archives from Connecticut to California and i... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1992 -
Shots in the Dark: Japan, Zen, and the West
In the years after World War II, Westerners and Japanese alike elevated Zen to the quintessence of spirituality in Japan. Pursuing the sources of Zen as a Japanese ideal, Shoji Yamada uncovers the surprising role of two cultural touchstones: Eugen Herrigel's Zen in the Art of Archery and the Ryoanji... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009