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Description for Ending Wars
Paperback. Many books have been written about war, but few have focused on how wars can be brought to an end. Wars are rarely inevitable however and this book is aimed at understanding how violent conflicts can be brought to a close through intervention, mediation and political negotiation. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
Many books have been written about war, but few have focused on how wars can be brought to an end. Wars are rarely inevitable however and this book is aimed at understanding how violent conflicts can be brought to a close through intervention, mediation and political negotiation. The simple premise underlying the book is that wars between states and wars within states are generally fought by rational people for particular political goals or perceived interests. War is better understood as a methodology rather than an ideology. When the context, issues and actors in these armed conflicts change then ... Read more
Many books have been written about war, but few have focused on how wars can be brought to an end. Wars are rarely inevitable however and this book is aimed at understanding how violent conflicts can be brought to a close through intervention, mediation and political negotiation. The simple premise underlying the book is that wars between states and wars within states are generally fought by rational people for particular political goals or perceived interests. War is better understood as a methodology rather than an ideology. When the context, issues and actors in these armed conflicts change then ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
326g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745640334
SKU
V9780745640334
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Feargal Cochrane
Feargal Cochrane is Director of the Richardson Institute for Peace and Conflict Research in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University.
Reviews for Ending Wars
Offers a fine background reading, both for students interested in conflict resolution and for practitioners Journal of Peace Research Readers who are looking for an overview of existing knowledge on war termination will find this book to be a valuable resource. Political Science Quarterly ... Read more