Canada and missions for peace : lessons from Nicaragua, Cambodia, and Somalia / edited by Gregory Wirick and Robert Miller.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Miller, Robert, 1941-

Wirick, Gregory.

International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance, Canadian--Political aspects--Developing countries.

Economic assistance, Canadian.

Economic assistance, Canadian--Political aspects--Nicaragua.

Economic assistance, Canadian--Political aspects--Cambodia.

Economic assistance, Canadian--Political aspects--Somalia.

Security, International.

Peace.

Canada--Foreign relations--1945-.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Canada and Missions for Peace explores Canada's involvement in recent international efforts to resolve violent conflicts in Nicaragua, Cambodia, and Somalia. It examines the complex interface between foreign policy, international security, and international development. In doing so, this book joins the ever-growing body of scholarship on the new peacebuilding agenda, offering a unique vantage point.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: Conflict in an era of radical change; Chapter 2 Nicaragua: History, social conflict, and missions for peace; Chapter 3 Cambodia: Foreign policy and missions for peace; Chapter 4 Somalia: When two anarchies meet; Chapter 5 Conclusion: Linking peace and development; Appendix 1 Biographies of contributing authors; Appendix 2 Abbreviations and acronyms; Bibliography;

Notes:

Issued also in French under title: Les missions de paix et le Canada.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-143.

ISBN:

1-280-71745-9

9786610717453

1-55250-064-0

OCLC:

243500934