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Barash & Charles Webel, Peace and Conflict Studies (2nd e
Journal by boombaard  The book's blurb states the authors
"present an unbiased look at issues related to peace and
conflict studies to assist readers in forming personal and
social opinions 'based on fact'". While I'm quite aware of the
fact that blurb writers tend towards hyperbole, the authors
certainly seem to care little for, at least, verifiable facts,
as the book is entirely devoid of references, apart from those
required for strict quotations; I've found less than a dozen
mentions of researchers' names, both from their own and other
fields (e.g., psychology, sociology) from which research is
referenced. That this is even allowed puzzles me to no end;
furthermore, there is not even a general bibliography of
material used as background for writing this book. The book is
written in a quasi-narrative style, and is, as a consequence,
sadly replete with sections that feel highly anecdota