Full Description
This title was first published in 2001. 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. His versatile approach makes for an engaging account that makes an important contribution to the current debate surrounding such conflicts.The author focuses on five case studies taken from the traditional zone of contact between Christianity and Islam:- The Copts- The Palestinian Christians- The Lebanese communities- The Pomaks- The communities of Bosnia-HerzegovinaThe 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 organizations with an interest in communal conflict and security.
Contents
Introduction; I: Terms of Analysis; 1: Terms of Analysis and Problems of Definition; 2: The Eastern Mediterranean: Religious Minorities in the Post-Ottoman Space; II: Five Cases of Confessional Minorities in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean; 3: The Copts; 4: The Palestinian Christians; 5: Lebanon: Constitutive Communities or Minorities?; 6: The Pomaks: A Transborder Religious Minority; 7: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Improbable Nation; III: The Potential for Conflict and Possible Solutions; 8: The Potential for Communal Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean; 9: Possibilities for Accommodation; Conclusion
