Landmines and human security : international politics and war's hidden legacy / edited by Richard A. Matthew, Bryan McDonald, and Kenneth R. Rutherford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Matthew, Richard A., 1959-

McDonald, Bryan (Bryan L.)

Rutherford, Ken, 1962-

Series:

SUNY series in global politics.

SUNY series in global politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land mines (International law).

Arms control--International cooperation.

Arms control.

Land mine victims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recounts and evaluates the worldwide effort to ban landmines.

Contents:

""LANDMINES AND HUMAN SECURITY""; ""Contents""; ""Forewords""; ""HER MAJESTY QUEEN NOOR""; ""THE HONORABLE LLOYD AXWORTHY""; ""LADY HEATHER MILLS MCCARTNEY AND SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY""; ""SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I: The Global Landmine Crisis""; ""1. Human Security and the Mine Ban Movement I: Introduction by RICHARD A. MATTHEW""; ""2. The Global Landmine Crisis in the 1990's by BRYAN MCDONALD""; ""3. Evaluating the Impacts of the Ottawa Treaty by LEAH FRASER""; ""Part II: Perspectives on the Mine Ban Movement""

""4. Nongovernmental Organizations and the Landmine Ban by KENNETH R. RUTHERFORD""""5. Clearing the Path to a Mine-Free World: Implementing the Ottawa Convention by KERRY BRINKERT AND KEVIN HAMILTON""; ""6. Europe and the Ottawa Treaty: Compliance with Exceptions and Loopholes by PAUL CHAMBERLAIN AND DAVID LONG""; ""7. Perspective from a Mine-Affected Country: Mozambique by CARLOS DOS SANTOS""; ""8. Victim Assistance: Landmine Survivors Perspectives by RAQUEL WILLERMAN""; ""Part III: Related Issues: Demining and Victim Assistance""; ""9. Political Minefield by MICHAEL J. FLYNN""

""16. A Necessary Evil?: Reexamining the Military Utility of Antipersonnel Landmines by TED GAULIN""""17. Are Landmines Still Needed to Defend South Korea?: A Mine Use Case Study by J. ANTONIO OHE""; ""Part IV: Implications of the Mine Ban Movement""; ""18. The Campaign to Ban Antipersonnel Landmines: Potential Lessons by STEPHEN GOOSE AND JODY WILLIAMS""; ""19. The Campaign to Ban Antipersonnel Landmines and Global Civil Society by PAUL WAPNER""; ""20. Human Security and the Mine Ban Movement II: Conclusions by RICHARD A. MATTHEW""; ""Contributors""; ""Index"";

""SUNY series in Global Politics""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7914-8399-1

1-4237-4018-1

OCLC:

62364830