Ending civil war : Rhodesia and Lebanon in perspective / Matthew Preston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preston, Matthew (Matthew James Tertius)

Series:

International library of war studies ; 2.

International library of war studies ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil war.

Civil war--Case studies.

Mediation, International.

Lebanon--History--Civil War, 1975-1990.

Lebanon.

History.

Zimbabwe--History--Chimurenga War, 1966-1980.

Zimbabwe.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 322 pages : maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Tauris Academic Studies ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

Rejecting approaches that emphasize economics or ethnicity, this investigation of the wars in Rhodesia and Lebanon sets out the complex political dynamic--within and between belligerents, civilian populations and neighboring states--that eventually brought each to an end. Above all, it demonstrates the robustness of local agendas in civil wars and the difficulties outsiders face in brokering settlements. With intervention in "failed states" so high up the international agenda, the message is one that scholars and policy-makers can ill afford to ignore.

Contents:

Peace Negotiations and Structures of Settlement 9

The Battlefield 51

Military-Civilian Relations 96

Intra-factional Politics 122

Intervention and Mediation 150

Implementation 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-315) and index.

ISBN:

1850435790

OCLC:

56538684

Publisher Number:

9781850435792