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Author: Chinua Achebe Essential Contributions: A short story that highlights the effects of civil war on society and the individual, as well as the resilience of people in the wake of conflict.

Author: Paulo Freire Essential Contributions: This book presents a critical pedagogy approach, arguing for education that empowers the oppressed and contributes to social justice and peace.

Author: Carl von Clausewitz Essential Contributions: Von Clausewitz's philosophical work on military theory and strategy provides insight into the nature of war and its relation to politics, relevant to understanding conditions for peace.

Author: Kenneth Boulding Essential Contributions: Boulding's work focuses on the integration of systems theory with peace and conflict studies, emphasizing the importance of creating stable structures that promote peace.

Author: Michael W. Doyle Essential Contributions: An analysis of the theories of realism, liberalism, and socialism within the context of international conflict and cooperation.

Author: Alex J. Bellamy Essential Contributions: Bellamy provides a comprehensive overview of international security theory and practice, including peacekeeping operations and human security.

Author: Emery Reves Essential Contributions: This work discusses the sociopolitical causes of conflict and presents a case for a federal world government as a solution to prevent war.

Author: Leo Tolstoy Essential Contributions: A historical novel that, while not a theoretical work on peace, profoundly influences thoughts on war, peace, and human society through its vivid depiction of the Napoleonic era.

Author: Peter N. Stearns Essential Contributions: Stearns examines how peace has been made and maintained throughout history, offering insights on peace efforts and their complexities.

Author: Michael Walzer Essential Contributions: Walzer examines the ethical and moral aspects of war and conflict, offering a framework for when war can be considered just.

Author: Francis Fukuyama Essential Contributions: Fukuyama argues that the spread of liberal democracies and free market capitalism may signal the endpoint of humanity's sociocultural evolution and the final form of human government.

Author: Mark Juergensmeyer Essential Contributions: This book offers a critical analysis of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence and its implications in conflict resolution and peace studies.

Author: E.H. Carr Essential Contributions: A seminal work in international relations that critically examines the interwar period and reviews the failures of international politics in preventing conflict.

Author: Richard B. Gregg Essential Contributions: Gregg's work is foundational in discussing the philosophy and strategy of nonviolent resistance, which has influenced civil rights movements globally.

Author: Geoffrey Blainey Essential Contributions: This book analyzes historical data on wars to challenge popular theories about the causes of war, including the idea that war is rooted in economic motives.

Author: Vernor Vinge Essential Contributions: Although a science fiction novel, this book explores the themes of anarchy, technology, and peacekeeping, and stimulates thought on futuristic solutions to war and peace.

Author: Benedict Anderson Essential Contributions: Explores how nations are socially constructed communities, resulting in people imagining themselves as part of a broader community which affects conflicts and peace.

Author: Immanuel Kant Essential Contributions: Kant outlines a philosophical view where republics and a federation of free states could maintain a perpetual peace and avoid war.

Author: Sun Tzu Essential Contributions: While primarily a treatise on military strategy, it has implications for peace studies in terms of understanding conflict and the strategy behind peace negotiations.