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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782742703321

Autore

Rudolph Joseph R (Joseph Russell), <1942->

Titolo

Hot spot : North America and Europe / / Joseph R. Rudolph, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2008

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-282-56577-X

9786612565779

0-313-05565-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 421 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Hot spot histories, , 1934-631X

Disciplina

355/.03301821

Soggetti

Hot spots (Political science) - Europe

Hot spots (Political science) - Canada

Hot spots (Political science) - United States

Europe Politics and government 1945-

Canada Politics and government 1980-

United States Politics and government 1989-

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. [393]-407) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Timeline: Historical Background and Recent Developments Involving Hot Spots in the Western Democratic World and Post-Communist Europe; Introduction: Delineating the Hot Spots in the Worlds of Europe and North America; Chapter 1: Globalization and Anti-Globalization Protest; Part I: EUROPE; Chapter 2: The Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean; Chapter 3: The Balkans; Chapter 4: Central Europe; Chapter 5: Eastern Europe; Chapter 6: Russia and the Caucasus; Chapter 7: Western Europe; Part II: NORTH AMERICA; Chapter 8: Canada; Chapter 9: The United States

A Bibliographical Note: Thoughts on Conducting Research on the Here and NowAnnotated Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Even in the relatively serene world of North America and Western Europe, numerous conflicts with the propensity for sustained political violence are carried out by domestic groups with alarming regularity.



This in-depth volume explores conflicts and potential hot spot areas in these regions, from anti-globalization protests to immigration politics to the Basque provinces and the ETA. Coverage is divided into three regionsÑthe established democracies of the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe; the democratizing countries of post-communist Europe; and the more volatile region encompassing Russia, t