Conflict hot spots : emergence, causes, and consequences / by Alex Braithwaite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braithwaite, Alex.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War.

War--Causes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington VT : Ashgate, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study introduces the concept of a conflict hot spot to the broader empirical literature on conflict processes. It identifies common causes and consequences of conflict hot spots across many regions globally, offering a theoretical and empirical contribution to the emerging literature on the spatiality of conflict processes.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Maps; List of Tables; Introduction; 1 The Emergence of Conflict Hot Spots; 2 A Location- and Neighborhood-Based Account of Conflict Hosting and Hot Spots; 3 The Hosting of International Conflicts; 4 The Causes of Conflict Hot Spots; 5 Hot Spots and the Diffusion of International Conflict; 6 The Consequences of Conflict Hot Spots; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57338-5

1-317-16219-6

1-317-16218-8

1-282-61479-7

9786612614798

0-7546-9855-6

9781315573380

OCLC:

645937963