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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829047903321

Titolo

Perspectives on Western Sahara : myths, nationalisms, and geopolitics / / edited by Anouar Boukhars and Jacques Roussellier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-2686-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BoukharsAnouar

RoussellierJacques

Disciplina

320.1209648

Soggetti

Geopolitics - Western Sahara

Sahrawi (African people) - History

Western Sahara Politics and government

Western Sahara International status

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : perspectives on the Western Sahara : myths, nationalisms, and geopolitics / Anouar Boukhars and Jacques Roussellier -- A history of the conflict in Western Sahara / Osama Abi-Mershed and Adam Farrar -- The identity question : who are the Sahrawis and what is their 'home'? / Joshua Castellino and Elvira Domínguez-Redondo -- Moroccan Saharan policy / I. William Zartman -- The emergence and politics of the Polisario Front / Stephen J. King -- The Algerian foreign policy on Western Sahara / Laurence Aïda Ammour -- The evolving role of the United Nations : the impossible dual track? / Jacques Roussellier -- Diplomatic struggle in Africa and Europe over the Western Sahara conflict / Antonin Tisseron -- The evolution of US and Moroccan policy on Western Sahara : from conflict to cooperation / Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel and Robert M. Holley -- Dynamics of intergroup conflicts in the Western Sahara / Anouar Boukhars -- Self-determination for Western Sahara : the evolution of a concept / Samuel J. Spector -- The use and development of natural resources in non-self-governing territories / Glynn Torres-Spelliscy -- Refugees, humanitarian aid, and the displacement impasse in Sahrawi



camps / Aomar Boum -- Western Sahara : a conflict on the fringes of new regional dynamics / Dr. Khadija Mohsen-Finan -- Conclusion : a realistic solution to the Western Sahara conflict / Dr. J. Peter Pham.

Sommario/riassunto

This thorough, impartial survey brings together some of the best experts on the Sahara question to provide a broad-based analysis of the problem, from a range of perspectives. Featuring new research, the chapters examine the roots of the conflict, its dynamics, and potential solutions. Perspectives on Western Sahara also addresses questions of law, human rights, natural resources from an analytical point of view. Contributed by scholars from North Africa, Europe, and the U.S., it is an essential contribution to the literature o