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Ending Civil War: Rhodesia and Lebanon in Perspective (International Library of War Studies)
Matthew Preston
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Description for Ending Civil War: Rhodesia and Lebanon in Perspective (International Library of War Studies)
Hardcover. Rejecting arguments about conflicting economic or ethnic issues being the dominant factors, this text proposes that it has been political divisions that have instigated wars in Rhodesia and Lebanon. The author also demonstrates the problems that face foreign nations when trying to resolve local conflicts. Series: International Library of War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1HFMW; GTJ; HBW; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 508.
Matthew Preston returns politics to its rightful place at the heart of the study of internal conflict. Rejecting approaches that emphasise economics or ethnicity, this investigation of the wars in Rhodesia and Lebanon sets out the complex political dynamic that eventually brought each to an end. Above all, it demonstrates the robustness of local agendas in civil wars and the difficulties outsiders face in brokering settlements. With intervention in 'failed states' so high up the international agenda, the message is one that scholars and policy-makers can ill afford to ignore.
Matthew Preston returns politics to its rightful place at the heart of the study of internal conflict. Rejecting approaches that emphasise economics or ethnicity, this investigation of the wars in Rhodesia and Lebanon sets out the complex political dynamic that eventually brought each to an end. Above all, it demonstrates the robustness of local agendas in civil wars and the difficulties outsiders face in brokering settlements. With intervention in 'failed states' so high up the international agenda, the message is one that scholars and policy-makers can ill afford to ignore.
Product Details
Publisher
Tauris Academic Studies
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Series
International Library of War Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850435792
SKU
V9781850435792
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99-5
About Matthew Preston
Matthew Preston is a Senior Research Officer in the Global Issues Research Group of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Prior to that he taught International Relations at Exeter and St Catherine's Colleges, Oxford.
Reviews for Ending Civil War: Rhodesia and Lebanon in Perspective (International Library of War Studies)
"A cogent, precise and well-argued analysis of war terminations in Rhodesia and Lebanon - a very impressive piece of work. The use of evidence is very careful and the argument very clear." - David Keen, Reader in Complex Emergencies, London School of Economics; "An excellent piece of work, which should find a wide readership not only in the disciplines of ... Read more