In the early 1990s a number of violent civil wars and large-scale ethnic crises shocked the world. In Rwanda, Bosnia, Chechnya and elsewhere atrocities were committed that led to hundreds of thousands of dead and displaced people.

Explaining the origins and dynamics of such inhuman actions and events, this new sensitive and detailed analysis includes:

• full analysis of the origins of civil wars, terrorism and ethnic strife
• insights drawn from across the social sciences
• practical and topical illustrations of the information provided
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In the early 1990s a number of violent civil wars and large-scale ethnic crises shocked the world. In Rwanda, Bosnia, Chechnya and elsewhere atrocities were committed that led to hundreds of thousands of dead and displaced people.

Explaining the origins and dynamics of such inhuman actions and events, this new sensitive and detailed analysis includes:

• full analysis of the origins of civil wars, terrorism and ethnic strife
• insights drawn from across the social sciences
• practical and topical illustrations of the information provided
...

This volume explores ethnicity and gender developments in relation to the military.

In some countries, the armed forces have a long history in responding to ethnic diversity, while elsewhere it has come up only recently as a policy issue. An even-handed representation of ethnic minorities in the military is recognized as crucial for enhancing its social legitimacy and professional quality. The same can be said about the integration of women in the military, which during a few decades across the board has grown into more than just another issue of personnel policies. Indeed...