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?