Ethnic conflict : a global perspective / Stefan Wolff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolff, Stefan, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic conflict.

Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xvi, 220 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2006]

Summary:

Across the world, violent ethnic conflicts continue to destabilise entire regions, hamper development, and cause unimaginable human suffering. Stefan Wolff investigates the origins, dynamics, management, and settlement of these conflicts - and helps explain why nationalism and ethnicity are still such powerful mobilizing forces in turning neighbor against neighbor.

Contents:

Introduction: Ethnopolitics: Conflict versus cooperation 1

1 The human dimension: Facts, figures, and stories of ethnic conflict 9

2 Ethnicity and nationalism 25

3 What causes ethnic conflicts? 58

4 Who fights in ethnic conflicts and how? 89

5 Managing and settling ethnic conflicts 123

6 Post-conflict reconstruction 155

7 The future of ethnic conflict: Possibilities and probabilities 188.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0192805878

OCLC:

62307263

Publisher Number:

9780192805874 (hbk.)