Fighting Better

Louis Kriesberg is the Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Syracuse University. He has published widely on diverse areas of sociology and social conflicts, including the US-Soviet Cold War, Israeli-Palestinian-Arab relations, non-governmental organizations, and social movements. His recent work focuses on constructive ways of fighting, conflict transformation, and conflict resolution methods. Kriesberg has been highly active in regional, national, and international associations of sociology, conflict resolution, and international peace, for which he has received numerous awards. He was also the founding director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC) at Syracuse University.

• Prologue and Acknowledgments 1. Reflecting Backward and Looking Forward 2. Class-Related Conflicts, 1945-1969 3. Rising Class Inequality, 1970-1992 4. Hyper Class Inequality, 1993-2022 5. Reducing African American Inequalities, 1945-1969 6. African American Advances and Backlashes, 1970-2022 7. Conflicts about Gender and Other Collective Identities, 1945-2022 8. Conflicts Related to Political Power, 1765-2022 9. Issues in Recent Conflicts about Changing Power Inequalities 10. Recovering and Advancing Equality in the Future NotesReferencesIndex

For those who think America is, for the first time, awakening to the terrible inequities that have characterized its history, this book provides a comprehensive recounting of the long struggle to deal with class, status, race, and power injustices, primarily between 1945 -2022, examining both the successes and failures. As a new generation takes up this challenge, their prospects for success, and even progress, depends on understanding and learning from this history. This book is a tremendous help in doing that.