This book is a very touching testimony to the courage of the people who provided international protective presence for people in the extreme distress of terrorism, state terrorism, torturism and death squads. With these profoundly humane acts of solidarity they not only saved lives but also shamed many guns into silence. It is a vital source for conflict resolution practitioners, human rights activists, and students of political science. Nonpartisan service responds to demonstrable objective and external criteria rather than to alignments in the conflict. Categories such as the poor, the suffering, and those in need are criteria that cross boundaries of specific political conflicts.
Immediate deterrence becomes necessary when general deterrence fails.
Each actor in a complex conflict situation, whether a soldier or a human rights activist, perceives a broad array of possible political actions and associates a certain cost or set of consequences with each action. The actor perceives some consequences as acceptable and some as unacceptable, thereby defining the limits of a distinct political space. Name Address State Zip Country Tel. Otherwise, please contact your local PBI group and obtain it through them.