Understanding Civil Wars: Continuity and change in intrastate conflict

by Edward Newman

Book Overview

This volume explores the nature of civil war in the modern world and in historical perspective.

Civil wars represent the principal form of armed conflict since the end of the Second World War, and certainly in the contemporary era. The nature and impact of civil wars suggests that these conflicts reflect and are also a driving force for major societal change. In this sense, Understanding Civil Wars: Continuity and change in intrastate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415855160
• ISBN13: 9780415855167
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"