Research Catalog

Title

From Kinshasha to Kandahar : Canada and fragile states in historical perspective / edited by Michael K. Carroll and Greg Donaghy.

Publication

• Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, [2016]
• ©2016

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Details

Additional Authors

• Donaghy, Greg
• Carroll, Michael K. (Michael Kiernan)

Description

xi, 289 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"Failed or fragile states are those that are unable or unwilling to provide a socio-political framework for citizens and meet their basic needs. They are a source of terrorism and international crime, as well as incubators of infectious disease, environmental degradation, and unregulated mass migration. Canada's engagement with countries such as the Congo, East Timor, Bosnia, and Afghanistan underlines the commitment of successive Canadian governments to addressing the threats posed to Western security by state fragility. From Kinshasa to Kandahar: Canada and Fragile States in Historical Perspective brings together leading Canadian historians and political scientists to explore Canada's historic relationship with fragile states. The collection spans the period from the 1960s to the present and covers a geographical range that stretches from the Middle East to Latin America to Southeast Asia. Authors embrace a variety of approaches and methodologies, including traditional archival historical research, postmodern textual analysis, oral history, and administrative studies to chronicle and explain Canada's engagement with fragile and failed states. This collection reflects the growing public interest in the issue of failed states, which are of increasing concern to Canadian policymakers and are making headlines on the world stage. It helps explain the historic forces that have shaped Canadian policy towards failed and fragile states, and provides a platform for a national discussion about Canada's future role addressing state fragility."--

Series Statement

Beyond boundaries : Canadian defence and strategic studies series, 1716-2645 ; no. 6

Uniform Title

Beyond boundaries series ; no. 6.

Subjects

• Failed states > History > 20th century
• Canada > Foreign relations > 1945-
• Failed states > History > 21st century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Issued also in electronic format.

Call Number

JFE 16-10064

ISBN

• 9781552388440
• 1552388441

OCLC

939203587

Title

From Kinshasha to Kandahar : Canada and fragile states in historical perspective / edited by Michael K. Carroll and Greg Donaghy.

Publisher

Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary Press, [2016]

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Beyond boundaries : Canadian defence and strategic studies series, 1716-2645 ; no. 6

Beyond boundaries series ; no. 6.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats

Issued also in electronic format.

Added Author

Donaghy, Greg, editor.

Carroll, Michael K. (Michael Kiernan), editor.

Other Form:

From Kinshasha to Kandahar. Beyond boundaries series Beyond boundaries : Canadian defence and strategic studies series (CaOONL)20169003612

Research Call Number

JFE 16-10064