History behind the headlines : the origins of conflicts worldwide / Meghan Appel O'Meara, Nancy Matuszak, Sonia G. Benson, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Meara, Meghan Appel, editor.

Matuszak, Nancy, editor.

Benson, Sonia, editor.

Series:

Gale virtual reference library.

Gale virtual reference library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History, Modern--20th century.

History, Modern.

History, Modern--21st century.

World history.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 pages) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Origins of conflicts worldwide

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents in-depth information on conflicts appearing in today's headlines. Users are provided with historical background and analysis to events to give a greater understanding of the politics, players, and layers of current affairs.

Contents:

v. 1. The Afghan Taliban: Emerging Government Or Civil Rights Tragedy?

(Amazon) Deforestation of the Amazon: Economics and Biodiversity

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Civil War

Brazil: Racism and Equality

Chechnya and Russia: A War of Succession

The Chiapas Rebellion: Indigenous People's Rights in Mexico

Colombian Drug Wars: Guerrillas, Paramilitary Groups, and the Government

(Congo-Kinshasa) The Democratic Republic of Congo: The African World War

Cuba and the United States: Revolution, Nationalism and Enemies Next Door

Ethiopia and Eritrea: Border War

The Gaza Strip and West Bank: Statehood and Security

German Right Wing Extremism: Anti-Foreigner Violence in the Country of the Holocaust

Humanitarian Aid: Compassion and Controversy

Iraq: Economic Sanctions

Kashmir: War in the Himalayas

The Kurds in Turkey: The Capture of Ocalan

Liberia in Civil War: Haven for Freed Slaves Reduced to Anarchy

Nagorno-Karabakh: Self-Determination and Ethnic Identification

Oil: Protectionist Pricing and Fuel Dependence

(Pinochet) The Extradition of Chilean General Augusto Pinochet: Justice Delayed?

Roma in Eastern Europe: The Wall in the Czech Republic

Rwanda and Burundi: Culture, History, Power, and Genocide

Serbia and NATO: The 1999 War

The Soviet Union: Collapse of the USSR and Formation of Independent Republics

Sudan: Slavery and Civil War

Syria and Israel: Negotiations for Peace

Taiwan and China: Unification and Nationalism

U.S. Militant Separatist Movements: Freedom Fighters or Terrorists?

Venezuela: New Military Populism

The World Trade Organization: The Battle in Seattle

v. 2. Algeria's Post-Colonial Civil War

Angola: Civil War and Diamonds

Austria's Shunning by the Global Community

The Basques: The ETA and Separatism

China and Religious Protest: The Falun Gong

China and the World Trade Organization: Values in Conflict

The Colombian U'wa Indians: Sacred Land and Oil

Cyprus: An Island Divided

East Timor: The Path of Democracy for the World's Newest Nation

The Ecuadorian Indigenous People's Movement: Autonomy and the Environment

European Union Conflict: The British Beef Controversy

Guatemala: Indian Testimony to a Genocidal War

The Iranian Revolution: Islamic Fundamentalism Confronts Modern Secularism

Jerusalem: Divided City

The Korean Peninsula: A Fifty-Year Struggle for Peace and Reconciliation

Kosovo: Ethnic Tensions and Nationalism

Mexican-U.S. Border Relations: Opportunities and Obstacles

Mozambique: Independence and a Dirty War

Myanmar: The Agony of a People

Native Americans: Centuries of Struggle in North America

Nigeria and Shari'a : Religion and Politics in a West African Nation

Northern Ireland: The Omagh Bomb, Nationalism, and Religion

Peru's Shining Path: Revolution's End

Romania's Cyanide Spill

South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Sri Lanka: Civil War and Ethno-Linguistic Conflict

Tibet: Struggle for Independence

United Nations Peacekeeping Forces: Peace and Conflict

U.S. Immigration: Sanctuary and Controversy

Zimbabwe's Land Reform: Race and History

v. 3. (Cambodia) Pol Pot and the Prosecution of the Khmer Rouge Leadership in Cambodia

(Canada) Splitting a Nation: Qub̌ec Separatism in Canada

(Caspian) Disputed Drilling Rights in the Caspian Sea

China's Muslim Challenge: Conflict in Xinjiang

(Congo-Kinshasa) Unrest and Assassination in Congo-Kinshasa

The Diamond Cartel: Monopolizing an Industry

Economic Sanctions: A Valuable Weapon?

(Ecuador) Currency Exchange: Ecuador Adopts the U.S. Dollar

(Europe) Opening Europe's Secret Cold War Files

Female Circumcision: Culture or Cruelty?

(Fiji) Overthrowing Democracy: Fiji's Coup

Haiti's Rocky Road to Democracy

Hong Kong: Walking the Tightrope between Capitalism and Communism

Indonesia: Grappling with Unrest in Aceh and Irian Jaya

Israel's Assassination of the Opposition

Electing Change in Mexico

Pakistan's Coup: New Regime or Old Tradition?

(Parthenon Marbles) Whose Marbles Are They? Controversy over the Parthenon Marbles

(Peru) Fujimori and Montesinos: Power, Politics, and Scandal in Peru

(Philippines) Rooting Out Corruption in the Philippines: Impeashment of a President

(Russia) Free to Speak? Establishing a Free Press in Russia

(Somalia) After Somalia's Civil War: Putting the Pieces Back Together Again

South Africa's Struggle with AIDS

(Switzerland) Retained Assets: Swiss Banks Release Previously Held Funds to Holocaust Survivors

(Terrorism) Threats of Terrorism in the Twenty-first Century

Turkey's Tug of War: Straddling the Divide between East and West

(Uganda) Death Before Doomsday: Cult Members Found Dead in Uganda

(United Kingdom) New Labour and the Devolution of Power in the United Kingdom

U.S. Military Presence at World Ports: A Welcome Stay?

(Yugoslavia) A Democratic Ousting: Yugoslavia Elects a New Leaders

v. 4. (Afghanistan) The Afghan Taliban Strikes Out

(Andean Initiative) The Expanded U.S. Drug War in Latin America: A Downed Missionary Plane Places the Spotlight on the Andean Initiative

(Australia) Hard to Say Sorry: Indigenous Australia's Reconciliation Movement

(Britain) The Euro Versus the Pound: Britain and the European Single Currency

(Child Soldiers) Reading, Writing, and Warfare: Children in Armed Conflict

(China) The Sanxia (Three Gorges) Project in China: A Crisis in the Making?

(China and the United States) The Spy Plane Incident: China-U.S. Relations

Ct̥e d'Ivoire: A Cosmopolitan Society Descends into Political Chaos and Violence

(Espionage) Post-Cold War Espionage Between the United States and Russia: How Has the Mission Changed?

India's Caste System under Attack: The Dalit Movement

International Military Tribunals: Bringing the World's Worst to Justice

(Ivory) Africa's Ivory Trade: Fighting for the Bearers of "White Gold"

Japanese Voters Seek Change as Their Economy Deteriorates: New Prime Minister Vows to Break Political Logjam

(Kyoto Protocol) Quitting the Kyoto Protocol: The United States Strikes Out Alone

Libya, Qadhafi, and the African Union

The Lockerbie Trial on Trial: Was Justice Served?

Macedonia Faces Division and Violence

(National Missile Defense) Defending Against the Indefensible: Creating a National Missile Defense in the United States

North Korea: The Hermit Kingdom in the Global Era

(Population) The Missing Girls: Son Preference Reshapes the Population in India and China

Russia Agrees to Take the World's Nuclear Waste: But Where to Put It?

Sierra Leone: Lasting Peace or a Cruel Mirage?

(Tobacco Control) The World Health Organization Takes On the Tobacco Industry

(Trade Protectionism) World Trade Conflict: Has the Third World Been Cheated?

The United States Loses Its Seat on the United Nations Human Rights Panel

v. 5. Air Security and Terrorist Threats

Biological Threats of Terrorism

Chemical Terrorism Threats

Civil Rights Suspended

Domestic Terrorism: Oklahoma City to Anthrax and Beyond

The European Union's Response to 9/11 and its Aftermath

Extremism-The Fundamentals

Financing Terrorism: Money for the Cause

(Force) Fighting Terrorism with Force

Homeland Security: Guarding Against Terrorism

Hostage Taking and Terrorism: The Human Bargaining Chip

U.S. Intelligence in the Twenty-first Century

(International Rules) Forging International Rules Against Terrorism

(Laden) Osama bin Laden-A Face of Terrorism

Living with Terrorism: Everyday Life and the Effects of Terror

The Media's Relationship with Terrorism

The Muslim World Reacts to September 11

Nuclear Terrorism: Threats, Challenges, and Responses

The Olympics Confronts Terrorism

The PLO and Yasser Arafat - From Terrorism to Statesmanship to Terrorism

Prosecuting Terrorism

(Psychology) Understanding the 9/11 Perpetrators: Crazy, Lost in Hate, or Martyred?

Al-Qaeda and the Reach of Terror

September 11, 2001: The United States is Attacked on its Own Soil

State Sponsored Terrorism

The United States vs. Terror: A New Kind of War

v. 6. Africa's Small Arms Trade: An Infection of Guns and Chaos

Argentina: From Economic Miracle to Political Meltdown

Australia's Illegal Migration: An Australian Dilemma or Worldwide Problem?

Bangladesh: The Democratic Election of 2001

Children Exploited: Combating the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

China and ASEAN Agree to Free Trade Area, But Why?

The Cloning Debate: The Future Is Burdened by Its Past

Cybercrime: Is the Internet Outside the Law?

Enron: How Did This Happen?

European Union: Advancements and Delays in European Integration

Gibraltar: A Thorn in the Side of the EU

The International Criminal Court: Accountability at Last?

Jamaica: Gun Battles in Kingston

Pakistan: Partner Against Terrorism

Portugal at the Forefront: The Decriminalization of Drugs in Europe

Russia-NATO Relations in the Post-Cold War World: Rethinking the Future of Collective Security

South Africa: A Slow Economy Delays Some Post-Apartheid Goals

Turkey: Women Are Granted Equal Rights

Ukraine - A President Stands Accused: Murder and Politics

War Correspondents Today

Water Wars: Myth or Reality?

Women, Peace, and Security: United Nations Resolution 1325

The World Bank and the IMF in Developing Countries: Globalization and the Crisis of Legitimacy

World Trade Organization: The Technical Side of Globalization

Zionism: A Perspective on the Jewish-Israeli Experience in the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

60366244