Rejecting approaches that emphasize economics or ethnicity, this investigation of the wars in Rhodesia and Lebanon sets out the complex political dynamic--within and between belligerents, civilian populations and neighboring states--that eventually brought each to an end. Above all, it demonstrates the robustness of local agendas in civil wars and the difficulties outsiders face in brokering settlements. With intervention in "failed states" so high up the international agenda, the message is one that scholars and policy-makers can ill afford to ignore.
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"A cogent, precise and well-argued analysis of war terminations in Rhodesia and Lebanon--a very impressive piece of work. The use of evidence is very careful and the argument very clear."--David Keen, London School of Economics
"An excellent piece of work, which should find a wide readership not only in the disciplines of international relations and contemporary history, but also African and Middle Eastern area studies"--Philip Robins, St. Antony's College, Oxford
"An excellent piece of work, which should find a wide readership not only in the disciplines of international relations and contemporary history, but also African and Middle Eastern area studies"--Philip Robins, St. Antony's College, Oxford
"...deftly constructs layered narratives that capture the complexity of civil wars without losing analytical focus." --African History
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Matthew Preston is a Senior Research Officer in the Global Issues Research Group of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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On 21 December 1972, a band of guerrillas belonging to the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) attacked Altena Farm, in the Centenary-Mount Darwin area in the north of Rhodesia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
internal settlement elections, civil war termination, belligerent factions, mutually hurting stalemate, guerrilla infiltration, guerrilla leadership, independence elections, détente process, internal elections, tripartite committee, western hostages, nationalist guerrillas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lancaster House, Patriotic Front, Lebanese Forces, South Africa, Arab League, Ian Smith, Amin Gemayel, South Lebanon, West Beirut, Rhodesian Front, Bashir Gemayel, Michel Aoun, Saudi Arabia, East Beirut, National Pact, Victoria Falls, Lebanese Muslim, Zimbabwe Rhodesia, Abel Muzorewa, Robert Mugabe, Saddam Hussein, Selous Scouts, David Owen, Joshua Nkomo, Lebanese Front New!
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On 21 December 1972, a band of guerrillas belonging to the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) attacked Altena Farm, in the Centenary-Mount Darwin area in the north of Rhodesia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
internal settlement elections, civil war termination, belligerent factions, mutually hurting stalemate, guerrilla infiltration, guerrilla leadership, independence elections, détente process, internal elections, tripartite committee, western hostages, nationalist guerrillas Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lancaster House, Patriotic Front, Lebanese Forces, South Africa, Arab League, Ian Smith, Amin Gemayel, South Lebanon, West Beirut, Rhodesian Front, Bashir Gemayel, Michel Aoun, Saudi Arabia, East Beirut, National Pact, Victoria Falls, Lebanese Muslim, Zimbabwe Rhodesia, Abel Muzorewa, Robert Mugabe, Saddam Hussein, Selous Scouts, David Owen, Joshua Nkomo, Lebanese Front New!
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- The Middle East (International Government & Politics Series) by Dilip Hiro on 4 pages
- The Internationalization of Communal Strife (Studies in International Conflict) by M. Midlarsky in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Middle East Review: All the Central Asia States of the Former USSR, Plus Countries Such as Libya, Egypt and Algeria by Hunter Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Political Economy of Zimbabwe (SAIS Studies on Africa) by Michael G. Schatzberg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- High Noon in Southern Africa: Making Peace in a Rough Neighborhood by Chester A. Crocker in Back Matter
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