Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World (Making of the Contemporary World)
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Book Description
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World gives a concise, original and multifaceted introduction to the study of modern conflict situations, using eight case studies from four continents--Yugoslavia, Israel, Northern Ireland, South Africa, El Salvador, Cambodia, Cyprus and Afghanistan. Topics include: threatened regional peace and security; cycles of internal discord, population displacement and violence; controversy over causes, progress and resolution; the value of external mediation, enforcement or intervention such as sanctions or "punishments"; and the means, timing and permanence of reconciliation.
About the Author
David J. Whittaker, now retired, was formerly Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Teesside. His previous publications include The United Nations in the Contemporary World (1997), published by Routledge, and The United Nations in Action (1995).
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World (Making of the Contemporary World),D. Whittaker,Routledge,041518326X,20th century,History,History - General History,History, Modern,History: World,International relations,Military - General,Modern - 20th Century,Social conflict,Violence,History / General,Israel,Northern Ireland,Peace studies,Republic of South Africa,Violence in society,Yugoslavia & former Yugoslavia
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