Military intervention : cases in context for the twenty-first century / [edited by] William J. Lahneman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lahneman, William J., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanitarian intervention--Case studies.

Humanitarian intervention.

Peacekeeping forces--Case studies.

Peacekeeping forces.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]

Summary:

Internal conflict continues to be the most common form of organized violence, most often occurring in a so-called arc of instability comprised of Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. The misery and death caused by these conflicts,

Contents:

1 Perspectives on Civil Violence: A Review of Current Thinking / John Steinbruner, Jason Forrester 1

2 Somalia: Intervention in Internal Conflict / David D. Laitin 29

3 Intervention in Internal Conflict: The Case of Bosnia / Steven L. Burg 47

4 Intervention in Internal Conflict: The Case of Rwanda / Gilbert M. Khadiagala 67

5 Foreign Interventions in Cambodia, 1806-2003 / David Chandler 89

6 Sustaining Peace in War-Torn Societies: Lessons from the Haitian Experience / Chetan Kumar 105

7 Intervention in Sierra Leone / Kwaku Nuamah, I. William Zartman 133

8 Intervention in East Timor / Eric Schwartz 151

9 Military Intervention: Lessons for the Twenty-First Century / William J. Lahneman 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-209) and index.

ISBN:

0742529509

0742529517

OCLC:

53469557