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UNINA9910806836603321 |
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Titolo |
The politics of peacekeeping in the post-cold war era / / editors, David S. Sorenson and Pia Christina Wood |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : F. Cass, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-76833-1 |
0-429-23030-3 |
1-135-76834-X |
1-280-10010-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Cass series on peacekeeping ; ; 17 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SorensonDavid S. <1943-> |
WoodPia Christina |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Peacekeeping forces |
Political planning |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Australia / Hugh Smith -- Germany / Mary N. Hampton -- Argentina / Cynthia A. Watson -- France / Pia Christina Wood -- The United Kingdom / Tom Woodhouse and Alexander Ramsbotham -- The United States / David S. Sorenson -- Austria / Erwin A. Schmidl -- Canada / David Rudd -- Nigeria / Herbert M. Howe -- India / Alan James Bullion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Most literature on peacekeeping narrowly focuses on particular peacekeeping operations, and the political bargaining between peacekeeping participants. However, there is very little published research on why nations actually commit forces to peacekeeping operations. This new book meets this need.The authors focus specifically on the political and economic motivations that influence the decision to participate in peacekeeping. They consider how definitions of national interest frame the political debate, and what the reasons are for the military support for, or opposition to, peacekeepi |
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