International Dimensions of the Western Sahara Conflict
- Book Review,
by Yahia H. Zoubir (Editor)
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Based on presentations at the Conference on the Superpowers in North Africa, held March 1988, at The American University in Washington, D.C. Scholars, diplomats, and experts in international law discuss various facets of the war that has been raging for 17 years over a mineral-rich territory on the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa bordered by Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania. The conflict has its origins in the transfer of sovereignty over the land from Spanish colonial rule. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Book Description
Although the war in the Western Sahara recently entered its 16th year, until now very few scholarly works have dealt with the regional and international dimensions of the conflict. In particular, no significant works have been published over the past three years, even though there have been a number of key developments during this period, especially the increasingly important involvement of the UN. This book constitutes a major contribution to our understanding of the role of outside powers in the war, of the efforts of the Maghrebi states to overcome regional conflicts, and of the role of the UN in attempts to resolve the conflict.
About the Author
YAHIA H. ZOUBIR teaches political science at the American Graduate School of Business in Montreux, Switzerland. DANIEL VOLMAN is an Adjunct Instructor in the School of International Service at American University, Washington, D.C. he received his Ph.D. in African history from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1991.
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