Understanding disputes
Subtitle: the politics of argument
By: edited by Pat Caplan.
Contributors: Caplan, Patricia.
Series: Explorations in anthropology
Publisher: Berg
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Oxford; Providence, R.I
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Gulliver, P.H; Conflict management; Political anthropology; Social control
Description: Are disputes ever really resolved, or do people need to find ways of accommodating them and living with the consequences? Can dispute settlement procedures at the local level be transferred to wider environments? In attempting to answer these questions, some of the foremost specialists in the anthropology of law and disputing behaviour examine how people in a variety of social settings, ranging from Ireland to East Africa, deal with quarrels and seek to resolve or accommodate them.

This stimulating volume should be of interest to anyone concerned about the huge increase in conflict in many parts of the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.