Afro-Asian conflicts; changing contours, costs and consequences.

9788177081831

Afro-Asian conflicts; changing contours, costs and consequences.

Ed. by Seema Shekhawat and Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra.

New Century Pub. (Delhi)

2008

300 pages

$44.75

Hardcover

U21

Following introductory theoretical essays arguing the futility of armed conflict and assessing Northern Ireland as a model for peacebuilding, Shekhawat (Centre for African Studies, U. of Mumbai, India) and Mahapatra (Centre of Central Eurasian Studies, U. of Mumbai) present 11 papers assessing the costs and consequences of selected conflicts in Asia and Africa. Papers examine conflicts in Pakistan, Nepal, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, the Philippines, Rwanda, Congo, Kenya, Sierra Leone, and Darfur. The papers take a wide view of costs and consequences, assessing economic, psychological, social, political, and other factors. Distributed in the US by ISBS.

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