This book assesses the UN Peace Operations in Haiti and establishes what lessons should be taken into account for future operations elsewhere. Specifically; the book examines the UN’s approaches to security and stability; demobilisation; disarmament and reintegration (DDR); police; justice and prison reform; democratisation; and transitional justice and their interdependencies through the seven UN missions in Haiti. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews conducted in Haiti; it identifies strengths and weaknesses of these approaches and focuses on the connections between these different sectors. It places these efforts in the broader Haitian political context; emphasises economic development as a central factor to sustainability; provides a civil society perspective; and discusses the many constraints the UN faced in implementing its mandates. The book also serves as a historical account of UN involvement in Haiti; which comes at a time when the drawdown of the mission has begun. In an environment where the UN is increasingly seeking to conduct security sector reform (SSR) within the context of integrated missions; this book will be a valuable contribution to the debate on intervention; UN peace operations and SSR. This book will be of interest to students of peace operations and peacekeeping; conflict studies; security studies and IR in general.
#1239893 in Books Richa Gombrich 2006-07-26 2006-06-19Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .57 x 5.43l; .70 #File Name: 0415365090256 pagesTheravada Buddhism
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding social history of Buddhism in ancient India and Sri LankaBy Elizabeth A. GibsonGombrich is an excellent writer; his prose clear and precise. In this book; he does a great job of explaining how Buddhism grew out of the Buddha's responses to the various religious and spiritual options available in 500-400 b.c. India; including Brahmanism and various types of renouncers and ascetics. Fascinating! Gombrich also does an excellent job of explaining the specific spiritual problems Gotama attempted to address with his philosophy and practice. Very highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Margaret FairrieOverall pleased!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Crowley; Vivianne. “Review: 'Theravada Buddhism: A social history from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo'; by Richard Gombrich.â€By Vivianne CrowleyCrowley; Vivianne. “Review: 'Theravada Buddhism: A social history from Ancient Benares to Modern Colombo'; by Richard Gombrich.†The Middle Way: Journal of the Buddhist Society 81; no. 4 (February 2007): 250-251.This welcome re-issue of Professor Gombrich’s classic Theravada Buddhism has been updated to take account of recent research; and provides a scholarly but very readable introduction to the history of Buddhism in India and Sri Lanka from the fifth century BCE to the present day. The importance of the work lies not only in its historical value in helping Buddhists and to understand early developments; but also in educating contemporary Buddhists about the influence of Western ideas on the development of Buddhism in Sri Lanka in the nineteenth century. Theravada Buddhism was first published 20 years ago; since when there have been scholarly advances in our understanding of the development of early Buddhism; including Professor Gombrich’s contribution to the dating of the historical Buddha’s life and Professor Joanna Jurewicz’s work on references to rebirth in the Rig Veda. On a more tragic note; there has also been; of course; the civil war in Sri Lanka; as well as population growth and economic developments that have changed the lives and therefore the religious practices and needs of its inhabitants. Theravada Buddhism’s final chapter explores these late twentieth-century changes and their meaning for Buddhism in the twenty-first century.
