Politics of Conflict

Informationen zum Autor Vassilis Fouskas Klappentext Four sections present a thorough overview of current issues in the politics of conflict in historical perspective. Essay chapters written by a variety of academic and other experts on topics including conflicts in Latin America, Africa, the Caucasus and Central Asia, South Asia and South-East Asia, the Arab-Israeli Conflict and Yugoslavia provide background analysis and information on some of the key aspects of conflicts in the world. It also includes an A - Z glossary of conflicts in the world, Maps of countries and regions and a select bibliography. Zusammenfassung This new title provides a mixture of analytical essays, maps and an A-Z glossary outlining the political aspect of conflicts worldwide. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: A World in Conflict Vassilis K. Fouskas 2. Articulating Evil Andrew Wheatcroft 3. Modern Conflicts in Latin America Jairo Lugo 4. Africa, a Continent of Conflicts Phia Steyn 5. Ethnic Conflicts in the Caucasus and Central Asia Emmanuel Karagiannis 6. South Asia: Kashmir and Sri-Lanka Rajat Ganguly 7. South-East Asia: Decolonization, Modernization, Nationalism and State-Building Yoke-Lian Lee and Roger Buckley 8. The Arab-Israeli Conflict Rory Miller 9. The Northern Ireland Conflict John Doyle 10. Yugoslavia: The Failure of a Success Stevan K. Pavlowitch 11. Placing Serbia in Context Peter Gowan 12. Iraq and meta-conflict Vassilis K. Fouskas A to Z Glossary; Bibliography; Maps.

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• Authors: Vassilis Fouskas, Vassilis K. Fouskas
• Assisted by: Vassilis Fouskas (Editor), Vassilis (University of East London and Editor Fouskas (Editor), Vassilis K Fouskas (Editor), Vassilis K. Fouskas (Editor), Vassilis K. (University of Stirling Fouskas (Editor)
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.09.2010
• EAN: 9781857435818
• ISBN: 978-1-85743-581-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Europa Politics of ...; Europa Politics of ... series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education