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Conflict and reconciliation in the contemporary world / David J. Whittaker.
LIBRA D421 .W55 1999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whittaker, David J., 1925-2017.
- Series:
- Making of the contemporary world
- The making of the contemporary world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History, Modern--20th century.
- History, Modern.
- International relations.
- Violence.
- Social conflict.
- Conflict management.
- Physical Description:
- 124 pages : maps ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Summary:
- Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World gives a concise, original and multifaceted introduction to the study of modern conflict situations, using eight case studies from four continents -- Yugoslavia, Israel, Northern Ireland, South Africa, El Salvador, Cambodia, Cyprus and Afghanistan. Topics include: threatened regional peace and security; cycles of internal discord, population displacement and violence; controversy over causes, progress and resolution; the value of external mediation, enforcement or intervention such as sanctions or "punishments"; and the means, timing and permanence of reconciliation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-119) and index.
- ISBN:
- 041518326X
- 0415183278
- OCLC:
- 40180928
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