Contemporary violence : postmodern war in Kosovo and Chechnya /

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Author / Creator:	Moore, Cerwyn.
Imprint:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.
Description:	x, 174 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Civil War (Chechni︠a︡ : -- 1994- ) Kosovo War (Serbia : -- 1998-1999) Violence -- Russia (Federation) -- Chechni͡a. Violence -- Kosovo (Republic) Kosovo War, 1998-1999. Violence. Chechni͡a (Russia) -- History -- Civil War, 1994- Kosovo (Republic) Russia (Federation) -- Chechni︠a︡. Serbia. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8359427

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ISBN:	9780719075995 (hbk.) 0719075998 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-170) and index.
Summary:	'Contemporary Violence' unravels the story of the insurgencies in Kosovo and Chechnya, shedding new light on the social networks and narratives, the rifts, tensions and movements involved in the road to war in 1999.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction: alternative approaches to violence in International Relations
1. Narrative identity and the challenge of literary global politics: towards interpretive pluralism
2. Kosovo and Chechnya/Kosova and Ichkeria
3. Regional politics, trans-local identity and history
4. Globalisation and conflict: screening war in Kosovo and Chechnya
5. Stories of war in the Balkans and Caucasus
6. Criminality and war
7. The politics of emotionality
8. Networks and narratives: the road to war in the Balkans and Caucasus
Conclusion
Select bibliography
Index

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