"Remarkably readable, and even more valuable for its contribution to
understanding the problems that underpin virtually every major conflict
in the world today." - Ambassador John W. McDonald, Chairman, The
Institute for Multi-Track DiplomacyCultural differences among members
of any group - be it a multinational business team or an international
family - are frequently the source of misunderstanding and can lead to
conflict. With powerful techniques for resolving or at least reducing
conflicts, scholars and teachers from around the globe demystify the
intricate and important relationship between conflict and culture.
Stories, which are at the heart of the book, come from a wide variety of
groups and locations, and they give sound counsel for all kinds of
settings: business, law, government, non-governmental agencies, schools,
communities and families. Conflict Across Cultures is written by a new
generation of conflict resolution scholars from four parts of the world:
Canada, South Africa, Japan and the US. They describe processes and help
build the skills necessary for successful conflict resolution. Here is a
new framework for understanding others - a map for making progress
through differences that can otherwise overwhelm us. Conflict across
Cultures offers hope in countering the view that differences must
divide us.