{"product_id":"military-integration-after-civil-wars-florence-gaub-9780415580946","title":"Military Integration After Civil Wars: Multiethnic Armies, Identity and Post-Conflict Reconstruction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the role of multiethnic armies in post-conflict reconstruction, and demonstrates how they can promote peacebuilding efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author challenges the assumption that multiethnic composition leads to weakness of the military, and shows how a multiethnic army is frequently the impetus for peacemaking in multiethnic societies. Three case studies (Nigeria, Lebanon and Bosnia-Herzegovina) determine that rather than external factors, it is the internal structures that make or break the military institution in a socially challenging environment. The book finds that where the political will is present, the multiethnic military can become a symbol of reconciliation and coexistence. Furthermore, it shows that the military as a professional identity can supersede ethnic considerations and thus facilitates cooperation within the armed forces despite a hostile post-conflict setting. In this, the book challenges widespread theories about ethnic identities and puts professional identities on an equal footing with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will be of great interest to students of military studies, ethnic conflict, conflict studies and peacebuilding, and IR in general\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlorence Gaub\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Researcher and Lecturer at the NATO Defence College in Rome. She holds a PhD in International Politics from Humboldt University, Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Florence Gaub\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415580943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415580946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011","brand":"Florence Gaub","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136102215935,"sku":"9780415580946","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c85d1d4c-9fb5-4ac5-8c46-f9f3e3e6c750.jpg?v=1770160524","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/military-integration-after-civil-wars-florence-gaub-9780415580946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}