"A groundbreaking contribution to peace research."
-Julie Mertes, author of The United Nations and Human Rights
"A transdisciplinary approach that can serve as a guide for future peace research."
-Johan Galtung, author of Peace by Peaceful Means
"A welcome addition to the field of peace studies for its thoughtfulness, comprehensiveness, and dedication to build a more peaceful human society. I highly recommend it for the upper-level undergraduate and lower-level graduate courses on peace as well as on Japan studies."
"This book shows readers current issues in the field, such as recent developments in peace research and peace study, grand theory, and how the three key concepts of peace, security, and kyosei (coexistence) are interrelated."
-International House of Japan Bulletin, Vol. 31(2) 2011