03828cam a2200397 i 4500 17989161 BD-DhUL 20160404163716.0 140106s2014 enk b 001 0 eng 2013043292 9780415855167 (hardback) 9780415855174 (paperback) 9781315881584 (e-book) DLC eng DLC rda BD-DhUL pcc KZ6397 .N49 2014 303.64 23 NEU Newman, Edward 1970- author. Understanding civil wars : continuity and change in intrastate conflict / Edward Newman. London : New York : Routledge; 2014. 205 p. : 25 cm. ill. ; GBP 33.02 Routledge studies in civil wars and intra-state conflict Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Scholarship on civil war : topics, debates and controversies -- Framing civil war studies -- Japan 1877 -- The American Civil War 1861-65 -- Liberia 1989-96 -- Bosnia 1992-95 -- Sri Lanka 1983-2009 -- Patterns of civil war in historical perspective -- Civil Wars in the 21st century : new wars, declining wars and post-colonial wars of statebuilding -- Containing, ending and resolving civil war. "This volume explores the nature of civil war in the modern world and in historical perspective. Civil wars represent the principal form of armed conflict since the end of the Second World War, and certainly in the contemporary era. The nature and impact of civil wars suggests that these conflicts reflect and are also a driving force for major societal change. In this sense, Understanding Civil War: Continuity and Change in Intrastate Conflict argues that the nature of civil war is not fundamentally changing in nature. The book includes a thorough consideration of patterns and types of intrastate conflict and debates relating to the causes, impact, and 'changing nature' of war. A key focus is on the political and social driving forces of such conflict and its societal meanings, significance and consequences. The author also explores methodological and epistemological challenges related to studying and understanding intrastate war. A range of questions and debates are addressed. What is the current knowledge regarding the causes and nature of armed intrastate conflict? Is it possible to produce general, cross-national theories on civil war which have broad explanatory relevance? Is the concept of 'civil wars' empirically meaningful in an era of globalization and transnational war? Has intrastate conflict fundamentally changed in nature? Are there historical patterns in different types of intrastate conflict? What are the most interesting methodological trends and debates in the study of armed intrastate conflict? How are narratives about the causes and nature of civil wars constructed around ideas such as ethnic conflict, separatist conflict and resource conflict? This book will be of much interest to students of civil wars, intrastate conflict, security studies and IR in general"-- Provided by publisher. Civil war. Civil war Social aspects. War (International law) HISTORY / Military / United States. bisacsh HISTORY / Military / Strategy. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security. bisacsh 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK rf20 2014-01-06 rf20 2014-01-06 ONIX rf20 2014-01-08 to Dewey rf20 2014-01-13 .....PLEASE SEND BOOK TO GABE HORCHLER (LAW/USPRLL) WHEN IT ARRIVES - for consideration of re-classification in KZ6397..... xn09 2014-09-25 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. 52597 52597 0 0 ddc 0 303_640000000000000_NEU 0 NFIC 87566 DUL DUL GEN 2015-01-06 Purchased 303.64 NEU 491666 2016-04-04 1 2016-04-04 BK 0 0 ddc 0 303_640000000000000_NEU 0 NFIC 87568 DUL DUL GEN 2015-01-06 Purchased 303.64 NEU 491667 2016-04-04 2 2016-04-04 BK