Introduces a new paradigm in the field of conflict resolution and a radical departure from the traditional interest-based approach. Uses actual scenarios from the authors' mediation practice to show how the mediation context is filled with strong cultural narratives influenced by ethnicity, gender, class, and financial status, and shows how to map the history of the conflict, construct solution-bound narratives, and move toward consensus. The authors are leading figures in the narrative therapy movement and counselors of narrative mediation at the Waikato Mediation Services in New Zealand. They are coauthors of two other books on narrative therapy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)