Acceleration of History: War, Conflict, and Politics 9781498540698, 9781498540681

We willingly imagine that the speed of development of events has always remained constant here on earth. This is reflect

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Acceleration of History: War, Conflict, and Politics
9781498540698, 9781498540681

As Myanmar’s military adjusts to life with its former opponents holding elected office, Conflict in Myanmar showcases in

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Guatemala’s thirty-six-year civil war culminated in peace accords in 1996, but the postwar transition has been marked by

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War often unites a society behind a common cause, but the notion of diverse populations all rallying together to fight o

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In October 1996, a motley crew of ageing Marxists and unemployed youth coalesced to revolt against Mobutu Seso Seko, pre

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The island of Cyprus has been bitterly divided for more than four decades. One of the most divisive elements of the Cypr

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A stunning collection of stoic portraits and intimate ephemera from the lives of Black Civil War soldiers Though both t

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A stunning collection of stoic portraits and intimate ephemera from the lives of Black Civil War soldiers Though both th

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What causes war? How can military conflicts best be prevented? In this book, Stephen Van Evera frames five conditions th

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In the English language World War I has largely been analysed and understood through the lens of the Western Front. This

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