Third World War - System, Process, and Conflict Dynamics

Informationen zum Autor Monty G. Marshall established and directs the Center for Systemic Peace. He is currently a faculty research associate with the Center for International Development and Conflict Management at the University of Maryland where he is working with the Minorities at Risk Project; he is also a consultant with the State Failure Task Force and heads its Intervention Project. Klappentext Third World War examines the patterns of political violence throughout the world during the Cold War and analyzes them collectively as conflict processes within the global system. It shows that warfare was not randomly distributed, but was centered on six protracted conflict regions that together accounted for 80 to 90 percent of all forms of political violence during that time--a magnitude of violence that rivals the destruction of the previous two world wars. Through societal theories of identity, conflict, and development dynamics, supported by a broad range of quantitative evidence, the author explores how armed conflict and the politics of insecurity lead to policy changes, arrested development, and, ultimately, state failure. He concludes with policy implications and a brief assessment of the prospects for peace in the global system. Zusammenfassung An examination of the patterns of political violence throughout the world during the Cold War. It analyzes them collectively as conflict processes within the global system! showing that warfare was not randomly distributed! but was centred on six protracted conflict regions.

Product details

• Authors: Monty G Marshall, Monty G. Marshall, MARSHALL MONTY G, Marshall Monty G.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.06.1999
• EAN: 9780847693474
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9347-4
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / World, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, International Relations, Developing Countries, General & world history, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Violence in society, General and world history, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Violence and abuse in society, Global South / Developing countries