Books by Peter Coleman
“Peter Coleman is an academic at Columbia University who studies conflict and conflict resolution. He’s written more than one book, but this is his most interesting, I think. It’s about really intractable conflicts like Palestine and Israel, where it’s hard to even define what the disagreement is about because all sides see it so differently. There are many points of conflict, all intertwined with each other and there tends to be a great weight of history weighing down on them…This book is about how to think about those conflicts. He gives some tips on how to resolve them. He doesn’t pretend it’s easy, you can’t just follow a three-step plan. What you can do is look at lots of examples and see some things that work.” Read more...
The best books on Disagreeing Productively
Ian Leslie, Journalist
Interviews where books by Peter Coleman were recommended
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The Enigma of Reason: A New Theory of Human Understanding
by Dan Sperber & Hugo Mercier -
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Knowing Mandela: A Personal Portrait
by John Carlin -
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The Five Percent: Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts
by Peter Coleman -
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Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration
by Teresa Bejan -
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Learning Lessons From Waco: When Parties Bring Their Gods to the Negotiation Table
by Jayne Docherty
The best books on Disagreeing Productively, recommended by Ian Leslie
The best books on Disagreeing Productively, recommended by Ian Leslie
Many of us avoid conflict in our relationships with family and friends or at work, but that’s probably a mistake, says Ian Leslie, author of a number of nonfiction books on human behaviour. Here, he recommends books that offer insight into how to disagree productively, from evolutionary biology to 17th century Rhode Island, from Nelson Mandela to seemingly intractable conflicts.
