Contemporary violence : postmodern war in Kosovo and Chechnya / Cerwyn Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Cerwyn, author.

Series:

Manchester International Relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Russia (Federation)--Chechni︠a.

Violence.

Violence--Kosovo (Republic).

Kosovo (Republic)--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation)--Chechni︠a.

Kosovo (Republic).

Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--Foreign relations--Kosovo (Republic).

Chechni︠a︡ (Russia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 174 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

'Contemporary Violence' unravels the story of the insurgencies in Kosovo and Chechnya, shedding new light on the social networks and narratives, the rifts, tensions and movements involved in the road to war in 1999.

Contents:

Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction: alternativeapproaches to violence inInternational Relations; 1 Narrative identity and thechallengeof literary globalpolitics: towards interpretivepluralism; 2 Kosovo and Chechnya/Kosovaand Ichkeria; 3 Regional politics, trans-localidentity and history; 4 Globalisation and conflict:screeningwar in Kosovo andChechnya; 5 Stories of war in the Balkans andCaucasus; 6 Criminality and war; 7 The politics of emotionality; 8 Networks and narratives:the road to war in the Balkansand Caucasus; Conclusion: reclaiming globalpolitics; Select bibliography.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 6, 2026).

ISBN:

9781847796875

1847796877

9781781702697

1781702691

9781847793287

1847793282

OCLC:

818847327