Oxford Dictionary of Political Quotations (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Antony Jay |
by Christopher Clapham
|
by William Easterly
|
Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument (African Issues) by Patrick Chabal |
by Alex Thomson
|
|
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links(What is this?) |
Product Description
Review
"Civil Wars in Africa is an excellent book that makes a solid contribution to scholarship and to the literature on civil wars and conflict resolution." Ken Grundy, Department of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University "Civil Wars in Africa offers some unique insights into the processes of peace building. The scholarship is not only sound, it is meticulous and of the highest quality. The study represents a major contribution to research in this field because of its discussion of comparative lessons from the various case studies and its attempt to apply these lessons to future conflicts." Fen Hampson, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
Product Description
A collection of case studies of nine African countries, "Civil Wars in Africa" provides a comparative perspective on the causes of civil war and the processes by which internal conflict may be resolved or averted. The book focuses on the wars in Ethiopia, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda as well as the experiences of Tanzania and Zimbabwe, where civil war was averted, to underline conditions under which conflict can most successfully be managed. John Kiyaga-Nsubuga focuses on Yoweri Museveni and his National Resistance Movement regime's attempt to bring peace to Uganda. John Prendergast and Mark Duffield look at Ethiopia's long civil war and the role of liberation politics and external engagement. Bruce Jones studies the ethnic roots of the civil war in Rwanda. Elwood Dunn explores political manipulation and ethnic differences as causes of civil strife in Liberia. John Saul examines the role of Western powers in establishing peace in Mozambique. Hussein Adam describes the collapse of the authoritarian regime in Somalia and the subsequent rise of inter-clan and sub-clan rivalry. Taisier Ali and Robert Matthews argue that the forty-year conflict in Sudan is much more complex than the usual view that it results from the pitting of the Arab, Islamic North against the African, Christian South. Shifting the focus to how internal unrest may be managed, Hevina Dashwood examines government initiatives undertaken to maintain stability in Zimbabwe and Cranford Pratt describes the policies and institutions developed by Nyerere that enabled Tanzania to avoid ethnic, regional, and religious factionalism and intra-elite rivalries. James Busumtwi-Sam explores multilateral third-party intervention, highlighting the changing role of the OAU and the United Nations and their effectiveness in averting war. The concluding chapter draws together findings from the individual case studies and incorporates them into the larger corpus of the literature. Taisier M. Ali, formerly professor of political economy at the University of Khartoum, is presently a visiting scholar in the Department of Political Science, University of Toronto. Robert O. Matthews is professor of political science, University of Toronto.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
First Sentence
In assessing the reconstruction of societies that have suffered extensive dislocation, it is necessary to examine how reformist regimes try to liberalize the political process amid continuing instability. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
In assessing the reconstruction of societies that have suffered extensive dislocation, it is necessary to examine how reformist regimes try to liberalize the political process amid continuing instability. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
94% buy the item featured on this page: Civil Wars in Africa: Roots and Resolution£15.19 |
 |
6% buy The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence £6.75 |
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
 |
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
- Books > History > Military History
- Books > History > World History > Post-war Period, 1946-Present
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Government & Politics > Countries & Regions > Africa
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Government & Politics > International Relations
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Warfare & Defence > War & Defence Operations > Peacekeeping
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. |
