Peace Keeping in International Politics |
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| Author:
| James, Alan |
| Series title: | Studies in International Security Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-333-53932-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1990 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $108.95 |
Book Description:
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The book focuses on peacekeeping as a device for maintaining international stability, and for remedying situations in which states are in conflict with each other. Alan James examines around fifty cases, explaining the background to each one, and analysing its political significance. There is also a detailed examination of the concept of peacemaking, and a look into its increasing importance in international affairs, emphasised by the fact that the United Nations won the Nobel Peace...
More DescriptionThe book focuses on peacekeeping as a device for maintaining international stability, and for remedying situations in which states are in conflict with each other. Alan James examines around fifty cases, explaining the background to each one, and analysing its political significance. There is also a detailed examination of the concept of peacemaking, and a look into its increasing importance in international affairs, emphasised by the fact that the United Nations won the Nobel Peace Prize for its peacekeeping activities.