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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808562303321

Titolo

Canada and missions for peace [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from Nicaragua, Cambodia, and Somalia / / edited by Gregory Wirick and Robert Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ottawa, : International Development Research Centre, c1998

ISBN

1-280-71745-9

9786610717453

1-55250-064-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MillerRobert <1941->

WirickGregory

Disciplina

338.91/7101724

Soggetti

Economic assistance, Canadian - Political aspects - Developing countries

Economic assistance, Canadian - Political aspects - Nicaragua

Economic assistance, Canadian - Political aspects - Cambodia

Economic assistance, Canadian - Political aspects - Somalia

Security, International

Peace

Canada Foreign relations 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Issued also in French under title: Les missions de paix et le Canada.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-143.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: Conflict in an era of radical change; Chapter 2 Nicaragua: History, social conflict, and missions for peace; Chapter 3 Cambodia: Foreign policy and missions for peace; Chapter 4 Somalia: When two anarchies meet; Chapter 5 Conclusion: Linking peace and development; Appendix 1 Biographies of contributing authors; Appendix 2 Abbreviations and acronyms; Bibliography;

Sommario/riassunto

Canada and Missions for Peace explores Canada's involvement in recent international efforts to resolve violent conflicts in Nicaragua, Cambodia, and Somalia. It examines the complex interface between foreign policy, international security, and international development. In doing so, this book joins the ever-growing body of scholarship on the new



peacebuilding agenda, offering a unique vantage point.