Western Sahara : war, nationalism, and conflict irresolution / Stephen Zunes and Jacob Mundy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zunes, Stephen.

Contributor:

Mundy, Jacob.

Series:

Syracuse studies on peace and conflict resolution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Western Sahara.

Nationalism.

Peace-building--Western Sahara.

Peace-building.

Sahrawi (African people).

Western Sahara--Ethnic relations.

Western Sahara.

Western Sahara--History--1975-.

Western Sahara--International status.

Western Sahara--Politics and government--1975-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Western Sahara conflict has proven to be one of the most protracted and intractable struggles facing the international community. Pitting local nationalist determination against Moroccan territorial ambitions, the dispute is further complicated by regional tensions with Algeria and the geo-strategic concerns of major global players, including the United States, France, and the territory's former colonial ruler, Spain. Since the early 1990s, the UN Security Council has failed to find a formula that will delicately balance these interests against Western Sahara's long-denied right to a self-determination referendum as one of the last UN-recognized colonies. The widely-lauded first edition was the first book-length treatment of the issue in the previous two decades. Zunes and Mundy examined the origins, evolution, and resilience of the Western Sahara conflict, deploying a diverse array of sources and firsthand knowledge of the region gained from multiple research visits. Shifting geographical frames-local, regional, and international-provided for a robust analysis of the stakes involved. With the renewal of the armed conflict, continued diplomatic stalemate, growing waves of nonviolent resistance in the occupied territory, and the recent U.S. recognition of Morocco's annexation, this new revised and expanded paperback edition brings us up-to-date on a long-forgotten conflict that is finally capturing the world's attention.

Contents:

The war for Western Sahara

Arab Maghrib disunity : Algeria and Morocco

The Franco-American consensus

The historical formation of Western Saharan nationalism

Expressions of nationalism : the Polisario Front, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and the Sahrawi refugee camps

The Sahrawi intifada : Western Saharan nationalism under Moroccan occupation

Searching for a solution : the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity

The abandoned referendum

The Baker plan and the end of the peace process.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-301) and index.

ISBN:

9780815652588

0815652585

OCLC:

1132669066