Violence After War: Explaining Instability in Post-Conflict States

by Michael J. Boyle

Developing a better understanding of the dynamics of violence in post-war states can lead to a more durable peace.

The end of one war is frequently the beginning of another because the cessation of conflict produces two new challenges: a contest between the winners and losers over the terms of peace, and a battle within the winning party over the spoils of war. As the victors and the vanquished struggle to establish a new political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421412578
• ISBN13: 9781421412573
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher