Unwinnable wars : American power and ethnic conflict / David Callahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Callahan, David, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic relations.

History.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xiii, 273 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hill and Wang, 1997.

Summary:

Bosnia, Rwanda, Chechnya -- these names reverberate in the news for good and enduring reasons as examples of a "new tribalism". But ethnic conflict has always been with us. In this timely and important book, David Callahan offers a thorough history of twentieth-century ethnic conflicts, an analysis of the failures and successes of American involvement in them, and recommendations for American actions in the future.

Notes:

"A Twentieth Century Fund book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-264) and index.

ISBN:

0809030462

OCLC:

37353755