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Insecure spaces : peacekeeping, power and performance in Haiti, Kosovo and Liberia / Paul Higate & Marsha Henry.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York, NY : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.Description: x, 189 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1842778862 (hbk.)
  • 1842778870 (pbk.)
  • 9781842778869 (hbk.)
  • 9781842778876 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Peacekeeping, power and performance in Haiti, Kosovo and Liberia
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.172
LOC classification:
  • JZ 5538  H634i 2009
Summary: In recent times, the Blue Berets have become markers of peace and security around the globe. Yet, the iconoclastic symbol of both the Blue Beret and the Blue Helmet continue to engage the international political imagination in ways that downplay the inconsistent effects of peacekeeping missions on the security of local people. In this book, Paul Higate and Marsha Henry develop critical perspectives on UN and NATO peacekeeping, arguing that these forms of international intervention are framed by the exercise of power
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JZ 5538 H634i 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000099752

Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-184) and index.

In recent times, the Blue Berets have become markers of peace and security around the globe. Yet, the iconoclastic symbol of both the Blue Beret and the Blue Helmet continue to engage the international political imagination in ways that downplay the inconsistent effects of peacekeeping missions on the security of local people. In this book, Paul Higate and Marsha Henry develop critical perspectives on UN and NATO peacekeeping, arguing that these forms of international intervention are framed by the exercise of power

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