Religious Minorities, Nation States, and Security
Subtitle: Five Cases from the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780754616771
Subjects: International relations; Multicultural studies; Religious minorities; Middle East; Sociology; Religion; Southeast Europe; Sociology - General; History; 20th century; Balkan Peninsula; Religion and state
Description: "Why, in this contemporary secular age, does violent conflict among confessional communities still occur? Covering several key conflicts of recent years in one of the most dynamic areas of the world, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans, Mario Apostolov uses both interpretative and comparative analysis to answer this question." "The book examines the relationship between these issues and communal mobilisation, the collective use of violence and the problems of international security. An informative study for students, academics, policy-makers and personnel in international organisations with an interest in communal conflict and security."--Jacket.