Misra, Amalendu,

Politics of civil wars : conflict, intervention and resolution / Amalendu Misra. - xiii, 183 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-175) and index.

Theorising civil war -- Poverty of nationalism -- Erotics of violence -- Impasse in intervention -- Responsibility to rebuild : tasks for Sisyphus -- Governing the ungovernable -- Realms of reconciliation -- Closing the conflict cycle.

Civil war is one of the critical issues of our time. Although intrastate in nature, it has a disproportionate and overwhelming effect on the overall peace and stability of contemporary international society. This book investigates why civil wars have become so widespread and how can they be contained?

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Civil war
Conflict management.
Violence.

JC328.6 / .M57 2008

303.64