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The Geography of Ethnic Violence
Monica Duffy Toft
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Beschreibung
The Geography of Ethnic Violence is the first among numerous distinguished books on ethnic violence to clarify the vital role of territory in explaining such conflict. Monica Toft introduces and tests a theory of ethnic violence, one that provides a compelling general explanation of not only most ethnic violence, civil wars, and terrorism but many interstate wars as well. This understanding can foster new policy initiatives with real potential to make ethnic violence either less likely or less destructive. It can also guide policymakers to solutions that endure.
The book offers a distinctively powerful synthesis of comparative politics and international relations theories, as well as a striking blend of statistical and historical case study methodologies. By skillfully combining a statistical analysis of a large number of ethnic conflicts with a focused comparison of historical cases of ethnic violence and nonviolence--including four major conflicts in the former Soviet Union--it achieves a rare balance of general applicability and deep insight.
Toft concludes that only by understanding how legitimacy and power interact can we hope to learn why some ethnic conflicts turn violent while others do not. Concentrated groups defending a self-defined homeland often fight to the death, while dispersed or urbanized groups almost never risk violence to redress their grievances. Clearly written and rigorously documented, this book represents a major contribution to an ongoing debate that spans a range of disciplines including international relations, comparative politics, sociology, and history.
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States and Social Revolutions, Chechnya, Political violence, Ethnic nationalism, Organized crime, Hostility, Terrorism, Cold War, Communal violence, Mass murder, Tatarstan, Dictatorship, Harassment, Imperialism, Ethnic conflict, Internal colonialism, Secession, Power politics, Chechens, Demagogue, Abkhazia, War in Abkhazia (1992–93), Ethnic violence, State terrorism, Asymmetric warfare, Ethnic group, Insurgency, Yugoslav Wars, Political agenda, Groupthink, De-Stalinization, Caucasian War, Counter-insurgency, Subversion, Theory of International Politics, Neocolonialism, Russification, Eritrean–Ethiopian War, War, Martial law, Banditry, Language policy, Islamic terrorism, Separatism, Breakup of Yugoslavia, Deportation, Sovereignty, Tatars, Precedent, Civil war, Totalitarianism, Territorial dispute, Adjara, Badme, Georgia for Georgians, Ivan the Terrible, Georgians, Nations and Nationalism (book), Slavery, Multiculturalism, Conflict resolution, Neorealism (international relations), Soviet Union, Warfare, Correlates of War, Russian Civil War, Security dilemma, War effort, Civil disobedience, Ethnic cleansing