// War Literature

For my final project, I will explore the relationship between religiously segregated countries in the middle east and war. I will focus on the Bosnian civil war and the Lebanon war of the 70s and 80s. Religion was a catalyst in both of these conflicts. It seems that in countries where there is tension between two religious groups, war often occurs.

Is there a direct relationship between religious segregation in these countries and the outbreak of war? Does the great role religon plays in the politics of these countries bear on the fact that these wars occur? Does the religiously charged nature of these wars affect the way wars are carried out (i.e. civilian involvement, concentration camps, ethnic cleansing)? I will explore these questions in my paper.

The class material I will use are the book S. and the movie Waltz With Bashir. These two works give great insight into the religious conflict and especially civilian involvement.

My working bibliography is still being worked on… :-/

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