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New and Published Books

1. Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

   Edited by Jon Unruh, Rhodri Williams

   Series: Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Natural Resource Management

   Claims to land and territory are often a cause of conflict, and land issues present some of the most contentious problems for post-conflict peacebuilding. Among the land-related problems that emerge during and after conflict are the exploitation of land-based resources in the absence of authority,...

   Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Ethnic Cleansing

   A Legal Qualification

   By Clotilde Pegorier

   This book confronts the problem of the legal uncertainty surrounding the definition and classification of ethnic cleansing, exploring whether the use of the term ethnic cleansing constitutes a valuable contribution to legal understanding and praxis. The premise underlying this book is that acts of...

   Published April 4th 2013 by Routledge
3. Memory, Conflict and New Media

   Web Wars in Post-Socialist States

   Edited by Ellen Rutten, Julie Fedor, Vera Zvereva

   Series: Media, War and Security

   This book examines the online memory wars in post-Soviet states – where political conflicts take the shape of heated debates about the recent past, and especially World War II and Soviet socialism. To this day, former socialist states face the challenge of constructing national identities,...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
4. Ballistic Missile Defence and US National Security Policy

   Normalisation and acceptance after the Cold War

   By Andrew Futter

   Series: Routledge Global Security Studies

   This book examines the transformation in US thinking about the role of Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) in national security policy since the end of the Cold War. The evolution of the BMD debate after the Cold War has been complex, complicated and punctuated. As this book shows, the debate and...

   Published March 26th 2013 by Routledge
5. Peacebuilding and International Administration

   The Cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo

   By Niels van Willigen

   Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

   This book provides a detailed historical and political analysis of the role and effectiveness of international administration in statebuilding. It analyses how the international administrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo have attempted to create sustainable political institutions and to...

   Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
6. Human Security in East Asia

   Challenges for Collaborative Action

   Edited by Sorpong Peou

   Series: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

   Since the end of the Cold War the number of interstate wars has remained relatively low, although whilst states may be more secure than ever this does not mean that individual human beings are too. This has led to a growing recognition of the importance of human security, in contrast to the...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
7. The Secret Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations in Oslo

   Their Success and Why the Process Ultimately Failed

   By Sven Behrendt

   Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series

   The Oslo secret negotiations from 1992 to 1993 were some of the most astonishing and also successful negotiations in the Middle East, leading to the mutual recognition between the PLO and Israel. Through an in-depth examination of the Oslo negotiations, this book argues that at the core of the...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
8. Securitization of Property Squatting in Europe

   By Mary Manjikian

   Series: Routledge Research in Urban Politics and Policy

   Housing is no longer about having a place to live – but about state pressures to conform, norms and policies regarding citizenship, and practices of surveillance and security. Breaking new ground in the field of urban politics and international relations, Securitization of Property Squatting in...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
9. The British Defence of Egypt, 1935-40

   Conflict and Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean

   By Steve Morewood

   Series: Military History and Policy

   A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War. Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
10. British Naval Strategy East of Suez, 1900-2000

    Influences and Actions

    Edited by Greg Kennedy

    Series: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

    This new collection of essays by a panel of established international scholars sheds new light on what some of those influences were and what actions were taken as a result of Britain's Far Eastern commitments. Not only are new evidence and approaches to those issues addressed presented, but new...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge