Includes bibliographical references and index.

Culturally contextual models for creative conflict management / Paul B. Pedersen and Fred E. Jandt -- Community mediation in Malaysia / Wan Halim Othman -- The reconciliation system of R.O.C. / Shir-Shing Huang -- The moral recovery program as a political tool for social transformation in the Philippines / Maraya de Jesus Chebat -- Culture and conflict in Canada / Michelle Lebaron -- Nabin and Nasima : a clash of Hindu and Muslim communities / Madaripur Legal Aid Association -- Khukumoni and Masud / Madaripur Legal Aid Association -- Rawshan Ara : the victim of polygamy / Madaripur Legal Aid Association -- Conflict over the role of women in contemporary China / Xue Wang -- The effects of tribal wars on personal and family disputes in Papua New Guinea / Julie Foster Smith -- Mediation - effective way of conflict resolution, Sri Lanka experience / Ariya Rubasinghe -- Ishaq gets back land after 40 years / Madaripur Legal Aid Association -- Vendetta and buddhist mediator in southern Thailand / Chalidaporn Songsamphan -- Tiger saves taiga : saving the Siberian ecosystem from Hyundai's logging operations / Jae Hyun Yoo -- Toxic waste management in Malaysia / Gurmit Singh -- The dumping of industrial waste in Teshima, Japan / Masaki Yokoyama -- Child labor in Nepal's carpet industries / Gauri Pradhan -- Arbitration in Thailand / Nacha Worawattanamateekul -- China and Japan dispute copyright of Ultraman toys / Lu Guojiang -- Han and Hui and a shared cooking stove / Lu Guojiang -- Citizens' right to their reputation / Lu Guojiang -- Manakamana village's demand for drinking water / Jagadish C. Pokharel -- An indigenous perspective on one aspect of reconcilation / Pauline Tangiora -- Philippine rural development and indigenous communities / Eduardo C. Tadem -- Recent attempt at ethnic conflict resolution in Sri Lanka / Jayadeva Uyangoda -- The cultural context of mediation and constructive conflict management / Fred E. Jandt and Paul B. Pedersen.