LEADER 04174nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910456818503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-53168-9 010 $a9786612531682 010 $a1-4008-3574-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400835744 035 $a(CKB)2550000000007433 035 $a(EBL)485804 035 $a(OCoLC)593295811 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000338077 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11254810 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338077 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10312425 035 $a(PQKB)10147734 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC485804 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36440 035 $a(DE-B1597)446309 035 $a(OCoLC)979754666 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400835744 035 $a(PPN)160263638 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL485804 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10367225 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL253168 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000007433 100 $a20060705d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe geography of ethnic violence$b[electronic resource] $eidentity, interests, and the indivisibility of territory /$fMonica Duffy Toft 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton. N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-11354-8 311 $a0-691-12383-7 320 $aIncludes bibliography (p. [203]-218) and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tPreface -- $t1. The Forgotten Meaning of Territory -- $t2. Indivisible Territory and Ethnic War -- $t3. Territory and Violence: A Statistical Assessment -- $t4. Russia and Tatarstan -- $t5. Russia and Chechnya -- $t6. Georgia and Abkhazia -- $t7. Georgia and Ajaria -- $t8. Conclusion -- $tAppendix Tables -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aThe Geography of Ethnic Violence is the first among numerous distinguished books on ethnic violence to clarify the vital role of territory in explaining such conflict. Monica Toft introduces and tests a theory of ethnic violence, one that provides a compelling general explanation of not only most ethnic violence, civil wars, and terrorism but many interstate wars as well. This understanding can foster new policy initiatives with real potential to make ethnic violence either less likely or less destructive. It can also guide policymakers to solutions that endure. The book offers a distinctively powerful synthesis of comparative politics and international relations theories, as well as a striking blend of statistical and historical case study methodologies. By skillfully combining a statistical analysis of a large number of ethnic conflicts with a focused comparison of historical cases of ethnic violence and nonviolence--including four major conflicts in the former Soviet Union--it achieves a rare balance of general applicability and deep insight. Toft concludes that only by understanding how legitimacy and power interact can we hope to learn why some ethnic conflicts turn violent while others do not. Concentrated groups defending a self-defined homeland often fight to the death, while dispersed or urbanized groups almost never risk violence to redress their grievances. Clearly written and rigorously documented, this book represents a major contribution to an ongoing debate that spans a range of disciplines including international relations, comparative politics, sociology, and history. 606 $aEthnic conflict$zFormer Soviet republics$vCase studies 606 $aPartition, Territorial 606 $aPolitical violence 607 $aFormer Soviet republics$xEthnic relations$vCase studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEthnic conflict 615 0$aPartition, Territorial. 615 0$aPolitical violence. 676 $a303.6 700 $aToft$b Monica Duffy$f1965-$0612714 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456818503321 996 $aThe geography of ethnic violence$92489033 997 $aUNINA