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Why peace fails : the causes and prevention of civil war recurrence / Charles T. Call.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Call, Charles.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peace--Political aspects.
- Peace.
- War--Causes.
- War.
- Peace-building.
- War--Causes--Case studies.
- Peace-building--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why does peace fail? More precisely, why do some countries that show every sign of having successfully emerged from civil war fall once again into armed conflict? What explains why peace ""sticks"" after some wars but not others?. In this illuminating study, Charles T. Call examines the factors behind fifteen cases of civil war recurrence in Africa, Asia, the Caucasus, and Latin America. He argues that widely touted explanations of civil war -- such as poverty, conflict over natural resources, and weak states -- are far less important than political exclusion. Call's study shows that inclusion
- Contents:
- Why peace fails: theory
- Examining the cases
- Implications for theory and practice.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781589018952
- 1589018958
- OCLC:
- 787843347
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