International Sanctions in Contemporary Perspective (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333638828)

This important book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the subject of international sanctions. It provides summaries of fourteen major cases, including South Africa, Iraq and Serbia, and analysis of the complex political and economic problems which sanctions pose for governments of sender states as well as for targets. Goals, costs, vulnerability and humanitarian considerations are examined in the light of 20th-century experience and the enhanced role of the United Nations since the end of the Cold War receives detailed consideration.

Author: Margaret P. Doxey
ISBN-10: 0333638824
ISBN-13: 9780333638828
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 10/18/1996
Pages: 151
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d