<p><span>This book examines the ideas which have structured half a century of civil war in Burma, and the roles which political elites and foreign networks - from colonial missionaries to aid worker activists - have played in mediating understandings of ethnic conflict in the country. The book inclu
Ethnic Conflict In World Politics
โ Scribed by Gurr, Ted Robert;Harff, Barbara
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- Year
- 2003;2011
- Tongue
- English
- Series
- Dilemmas in world politics
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Documents the decline of ethnic conflict in most world regions and discusses the growth of international responsibilities for anticipating and responding to ethnic conflict and humanitarian disasters.
โฆ Subjects
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural;SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations;SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--General;SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies;World politics--20th century;World politics--21st century;World politics;Ethnic conflict;Ethnic relations;Human rights;;World politics -- 20th century;World politics -- 21st century;SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural;SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations;SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General;SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Min
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