{"product_id":"securing-peace-in-angola-and-miranda-melcher-9781350407961","title":"Securing Peace in Angola and Mozambique: The Importance of Specificity in Peace Treaties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book helps explain how and why there are such diverging outcomes of UN peace negotiations and treaties through a detailed examination of peace processes in the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars.\u003c\/b\u003e Does it really matter what's written on page 36, protocol V, section III, point 5 of a UN-endorsed peace treaty? Dr. Miranda Ruwart Melcher shows that seemingly small details - such as who wears suits, who has toothbrushes, and how specific words are translated between French and English - can and have delayed peace or contributed to restarting wars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Melcher uses unique primary source data, including interviews with key actors who have participated in peace treaty negotiations, as well as thousands of previously newly opened UN documents. She argues that treaty specificity is an undervalued - but important - factor in researching the success or failure of peace processes. The book offers new insights and policy recommendations for key details whose presence or absence can have a significant impact on how peace processes unfold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miranda Melcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350407968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350407961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"Miranda Melcher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47424280953087,"sku":"9781350407961","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3052a53b-f205-438a-85ec-86e47e7d0615.jpg?v=1761529368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/securing-peace-in-angola-and-miranda-melcher-9781350407961","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}