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OverviewMatthew Preston returns politics to its rightful place at the heart of the study of internal conflict. Rejecting approaches that emphasise economics or ethnicity, this investigation of the wars in Rhodesia and Lebanon sets out the complex political dynamic that eventually brought each to an end. Above all, it demonstrates the robustness of local agendas in civil wars and the difficulties outsiders face in brokering settlements. With intervention in 'failed states' so high up the international agenda, the message is one that scholars and policy-makers can ill afford to ignore. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew PrestonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris Volume: v. 2 Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9781850435792ISBN 10: 1850435790 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 August 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA cogent, precise and well-argued analysis of war terminations in Rhodesia and Lebanon - a very impressive piece of work. The use of evidence is very careful and the argument very clear. - David Keen, Reader in Complex Emergencies, London School of Economics; An excellent piece of work, which should find a wide readership not only in the disciplines of international relations and contemporay history, but also African and Middle Eastern area studies - Philip Robins, St Antony's College, Oxford AFRICAN HISTORY '..deftly constructs layered narratives that capture the complexity of civil wars without losing analytical focus.' Author InformationMatthew Preston is a Senior Research Officer in the Global Issues Research Group of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Prior to that he taught International Relations at Exeter and St Catherine's Colleges, Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |