| Description |
1 online resource (152 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: new forms of political organization: community, sovereignty, and identity. Civil wars, the new diplomacy and international relations / Neil Winn -- Terrorism and neo-medievalism / Chris Berzins and Patrick Cullen -- Image and intervention, leadership and legitimacy: the dynamics of Euro-Atlantic engagement with challenges to international peace and security / James Gow and Fotini Bellou -- The end of the 'official doctrine': the new consensus on Britain and Bosnia / Brendan Simms -- Civil war as race war: how the German far right perceives the war in the Balkans / Fabian Virchow -- Neo-medievalism in Africa: whither government-to-government relations between Africa and the European Union? / Gorm Rye Olsen -- A new medievalism:? the case of Sri Lanka / Magnus Norell. |
| Summary |
Since 1989 the concept of 'civil war' has taken on new salience in international relations. Significant inquiries into inter-ethnic violence emphasising studies of political community, identity, sovereignty, and political organisation have dominated the study of civil war in the past decade. Processes of social denationalisation of national identity have become more prevalent in everyday politics. In this book leading European scholars analyse the proposition that the world has returned to a system of neo-medievalism over a decade after the end of the Cold War. The chapters explore the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
International relations -- Philosophy.
|
|
International relations -- Philosophy. |
|
Nation-state.
|
|
Nation-state. |
|
Political violence.
|
|
Political violence. |
|
Terrorism.
|
|
Terrorism. |
| Indexed Term |
Multi-User: limited to 5 simultaneous users. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
|
| Added Author |
Winn, Neil.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Neo-medievalism and civil wars. London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2004 0714656682 0714685704 (DLC) 2003022944 (OCoLC)53284943 |
| ISBN |
0203330498 (electronic book) |
|
9780203330494 (electronic book) |
|
0714656682 |
|
0714685704 (paperback) |
|
