03146nam 2200709Ia 450 991078524960332120200520144314.01-136-89603-11-282-88586-397866128858600-203-84105-0(CKB)2670000000047706(EBL)589603(OCoLC)670411823(SSID)ssj0000458893(PQKBManifestationID)11282936(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000458893(PQKBWorkID)10459637(PQKB)11603639(Au-PeEL)EBL589603(CaPaEBR)ebr10422098(CaONFJC)MIL288586(MiAaPQ)EBC589603(PPN)198455267(EXLCZ)99267000000004770620100412d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMilitary integration after civil wars[electronic resource] multiethnic armies, identity, and post-conflict reconstruction /Florence GaubLondon ;New York Routledge20101 online resource (191 p.)Cass military studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-64202-7 0-415-58094-3 Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The armed forces as a social agent; 2 Case study: the Nigerian Army: From colonial to political; 3 Case study: the Lebanese armed forces: From powerlessness to integration?; 4 Case study: the armies of Bosnia-Herzegovina: A state in transit; 5 Military integration after civil wars: An assessment; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThis book examines the role of multiethnic armies in post-conflict reconstruction, and demonstrates how they can promote peacebuilding efforts.The author challenges the assumption that multiethnic composition leads to weakness of the military, and shows how a multiethnic army is frequently the impetus for peacemaking in multiethnic societies. Three case studies (Nigeria, Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina) determine that rather than external factors, it is the internal structures that make or break the military institution in a socially challenging environment. The book finds that where Cass military studies.Armed ForcesMinoritiesArmed ForcesMinoritiesCase studiesPostwar reconstructionMultinational statesEthnic conflictPreventionCivil warPreventionArmed ForcesMinorities.Armed ForcesMinoritiesPostwar reconstruction.Multinational states.Ethnic conflictPrevention.Civil warPrevention.355.3089Gaub Florence741420MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785249603321Military integration after civil wars3816717UNINA