Greed and Grievance - Ex militants Perspectives on the Conflict in Solomon Islands, 1998

Offers important new perspectives on the violence and unrest that gripped the Solomon Islands between late 1998 and mid-2003, a period known as the Ethnic Tension. Based on in-depth interviews and documents associated with the "Tension Trials”, it is the first detailed account of the conflict that engages directly with the voices of the men who joined the rival militant groups.

Summary

Offers important new perspectives on the violence and unrest that gripped the Solomon Islands between late 1998 and mid-2003, a period known as the Ethnic Tension. Based on in-depth interviews and documents associated with the “Tension Trials”, it is the first detailed account of the conflict that engages directly with the voices of the men who joined the rival militant groups.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew G Allen, Matthew G. Allen
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2013
• EAN: 9780824838546
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3854-6
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Topics in the Contemporary Pac; Topics in Contemporary Pacific; Topics in the Contemporary Pac; Topics in the Contemporary Pacific
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous