Ethnic conflict and terrorism : the origins and dynamics of civil wars / / Joseph L. Soeters

• Autore: Soeters J.
• Pubblicazione: London : , : New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (157 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.6/2/089
• Soggetto topico: Ethnic conflict; Intergroup relations; Violence; Civil war; Terrorism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-140) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Grid characteristics and group boundaries -- Waning government, democratic deficit and strategic constellation -- Violence and (de)civilisation -- Violence and culture -- Rationalisation of evil -- Group building, stereotyping and ideologising -- Social mobilisation and leadership -- Rising expectations, relative deprivation and reduction of power distance -- The dynamics of conflict -- Conclusions and implications.
• Sommario/riassunto: In the early 1990s a number of violent civil wars and large-scale ethnic crises shocked the world. In Rwanda, Bosnia, Chechnya and elsewhere atrocities were committed that led to hundreds of thousands of dead and displaced people.Explaining the origins and dynamics of such inhuman actions and events, this new sensitive and detailed analysis includes:full analysis of the origins of civil wars, terrorism and ethnic strifeinsights drawn from across the social sciencespractical and topical illustrations of the information providedfully
• Titolo autorizzato: Ethnic conflict and terrorism
• ISBN: 1-134-21381-6; 1-134-21382-4; 1-280-24774-6; 9786610247745; 0-203-01840-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783661603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary security studies.