| Description |
xx, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. A brief and selective history of peacekeeping -- 3. Culture and peacekeeping : a conceptual framework -- 4. "Turn left at the mosque" : anthropological fieldwork and peacekeeping -- 5. Symbolic construction of community and cooperation -- 6. "You will have to kill me to get by" : individual action and peackeeping -- 7. Organizational cultures and peacekeeping -- 8. Peacekeeping under fire -- 9. Intervention as cultural practice |
| Summary |
In this wide-ranging book, the author draws on decades of his own research on peacekeeping, and on other current and historical cases, to develop a broad understanding of the roles that culture plays in peacekeeping's success or failure. This book shows that cultural considerations are key elements at all levels of peacekeeping operations. Culture influences what happens between peacekeepers and local populations, how military and nongovernmental organizations interact, and even how missions are planned and authorized. This book analyzes how political symbolism and ritual are critical to peacekeeping and demonstrates how questions of power, identity, and political perception emerge from the cultural context of peacekeeping. [Publisher] |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Peace-building -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Peacekeeping forces.
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| LC no. |
2008003525 |
| ISBN |
9781594515477 |
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9781594515484 |
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