The Three Images of Ethnic War

by Querine Hanlon

Why do ethnic groups adopt violent means? In the 1990's, ethnicity emerged as the principle source of organized violence around the world. Ethnic wars were no longer internal conflicts between substate actors; instead they challenged state sovereignty and taxed the international community's ability to respond. Efforts to understand ethnic conflict remain divorced from the study of systemic change and the declining authority, capacity, and legitimacy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313356823
• ISBN13: 9780313356827
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"