Politics of Civil Wars

<p>Civil war is one of the critical issues of our time. Although intrastate in nature it has a disproportionate and overwhelming effect on the overall peace and stability of contemporary international society. </p><p>Organized around the themes of contested nationalism violence external intervention post-conflict reconstruction reconciliation and governance Amalendu Misra investigates why civil wars have become so widespread and how can they be contained? Particularly noteworthy is its focus on the cycle of conflict ranging as it does on the causes conduct and end of civil wars as well as on subsequent efforts to return post-conflict society to normal politics. </p><p>Theoretically robust and empirically solid this book clearly charts the course of contemporary civil wars using case studies from a variety of zones of conflict including Africa Asia and Latin America to produce the most comprehensive guide to understanding civil wars in an interconnected and interdependent world.</p>