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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457517103321

Autore

Guo Rongxing

Titolo

Territorial disputes and conflict management : the art of avoiding war / / Rongxing Guo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-44327-9

9786613443274

0-203-80296-9

1-136-63046-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Collana

Security and conflict management ; ; 8

Disciplina

327.1/72

Soggetti

War - Prevention - Methodology

Conflict management - Methodology

Boundary disputes

Pacific settlement of international disputes

Conflict management - International cooperation

Human territoriality - Political aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-199) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Boundary, territory and war -- Territorial disputes: from dormancy to activation -- Options for territorial-dispute settlement -- Engaging in settlement negotiations -- The art of avoiding war.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the problems of boundary demarcation and its impact on territorial disputes, and offers techniques to manage and resolve the resulting conflicts.Historically, most civil conflicts and internal wars have been directly related to boundary or territorial disputes. Cross-border discord directly affects the sustenance and welfare of local populations, often resulting in disease, impoverishment, and environmental damage as well as creating refugees. Although the impact of territorial disputes is great, they can often be settled through bilateral, and sometimes multilater