This is an original work from leading international relations scholars on domestic strife, ethnic conflict, and genocide.""Handbook of War Studies III"" is a follow-up to ""Handbook of War Studies"" I (1993) and II (2000). This new volume collects original work from leading international relations scholars on domestic strife, ethnic conflict, genocide, and other timely topics. Special attention is given to civil war, which has become one of the dominant forms - if not the dominant form - of conflict in the world today.