Land and Dignity in Paraguay

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Land and Dignity in Paraguay is an excellent and unusual book. It is not only a well written account of the rich case of indigenous communities survival; it is a well-crafted conflict resolution analysis of dynamical processes that shaped a nation and a continent. The rise of indigenous movements is one of the greatest continental innovation of the last decades. This book offers a clear and hopeful understanding of how dignity provided the conceptual framework for such historical transformations. The conflict resolution field is made stronger by contributions such as this -Dr. Andrea Bartoli, Director, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution George Mason University

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Cheryl Duckworth is a professor of Conflict Resolution at Nova Southeastern University. A peace-building program leader and conflict resolution policy analyst, she has served such organizations as the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy and the Center for International Education. She has lived in Zimbabwe and Paraguay, and published and presented globally on her two passions, peace education and peace economics. Currently she serves as the faculty advisor of NSU's Peace Education Working Group.