Civil Wars in Africa

Civil Wars in Africa
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9780773567382
ISBN-13 : 0773567380
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Civil Wars in Africa by : Taisier M. Ali

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.

The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars

The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0253215846
ISBN-13 : 9780253215840
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars by : Douglas Hamilton Johnson

Sudan's post-independence history has been dominated by long, recurring, and bloody civil wars. Most commentators have attributed the country's political and civil strife either to an age-old racial and ethnic divide between Arabs and Africans or to colonially constructed inequalities. In The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars, Douglas H. Johnson examines historical, political, economic, and social factors to come to a more subtle understanding of the trajectory of Sudan's civil wars. Johnson focuses on the essential differences between the modern Sudan's first civil war in the 1960s, the current war, and the minor conflicts generated by and contained within the larger wars. Regional and international factors, such as humanitarian aid, oil revenue, and terrorist organizations, are cited and examined as underlying issues that have exacerbated the violence. Readers will find an immensely readable yet nuanced and well-informed handling of the history and politics of Sudan's civil wars.

Ethnic Politics and State Power in Africa

Ethnic Politics and State Power in Africa
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 419
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ISBN-10 : 9781107176072
ISBN-13 : 1107176077
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Ethnic Politics and State Power in Africa by : Philip Roessler

This book models the trade-off that rulers of weak, ethnically-divided states face between coups and civil war. Drawing evidence from extensive field research in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo combined with statistical analysis of most African countries, it develops a framework to understand the causes of state failure.

Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century

Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 351
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ISBN-10 : 9781351104661
ISBN-13 : 1351104667
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century by : Timothy Stapleton

This book examines the causes, course and consequences of warfare in twentieth century Africa, a period which spanned colonial rebellions, both World Wars, and the decolonization process. Timothy Stapleton contextualizes the essential debates and controversies surrounding African conflict in the twentieth century while providing insightful introductions to such conflicts as: African rebellions against colonial regimes in the early twentieth century, including the rebellion and infamous genocide of the Herero and Nama people in present-day Namibia; The African fronts of World War I and World War II, and the involvement of colonized African peoples in these global conflicts; Conflict surrounding the widespread decolonization of Africa in the 1950s and 1960s; Rebellion and civil war in Africa during the Cold War, when American and Soviet elements often intervened in efforts to turn African battlegrounds into Cold War proxy conflicts; The Second Congo Civil War, which is arguably the bloodiest conflict in any region since World War II; Supported by a glossary, a who’s who of key figures, a timeline of major events, a rich bibliography, and a set of documents which highlight the themes of the book, Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century is the best available resource for students and scholars seeking an introduction to violent conflict in recent African history.

South Sudan's Civil War

South Sudan's Civil War
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Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9781786993779
ISBN-13 : 1786993775
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis South Sudan's Civil War by : John Young

A mere two years after achieving independence, South Sudan in 2013 descended into violent civil war, refuting US government claims that the country’s succession was a major foreign policy success and would end endemic conflict. Worse was to follow when the international community declared famine in 2017. In the first book-length study of the South Sudan civil war, John Young draws on his close but critical relationship with the rebel SPLM-IO leadership to reveal the true dynamics of the conflict, and exposes how the South Sudanese state was in crisis long before the outbreak of war. With insider knowledge of the histories and motivations of the rebellion’s chief protagonists, Young argues considerable responsibility for the present state of South Sudan must be laid at the door of the US-led peace process. Linking the role of the international community with the country’s opposition politics, South Sudan’s Civil War is an essential guide to the causes and consequences of the violence that has engulfed one of Africa’s most troubled nations.

The Roots of African Conflicts

The Roots of African Conflicts
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Publisher : Ohio University Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780821418093
ISBN-13 : 0821418092
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis The Roots of African Conflicts by : Alfred G. Nhema

This work, along with 'The Resolution of African Conflicts', clearly demonstrates the efforts by a wide range of African scholars to explain the roots, routes, regimes and resolution of African conflicts and how to re-build post-conflict societies.

The War for Africa

The War for Africa
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Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9781612004938
ISBN-13 : 1612004938
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The War for Africa by : Fred Bridgland

A “gripping” story of the Angolan Civil War and how it evolved into a Cold War struggle between superpowers (New York Journal of Books). Lasting over a quarter of a century, from 1975 to 2002, the Angolan Civil War began as a power struggle between two former liberation movements, the MPLA and UNITA—but became a Cold War struggle with involvement from the Soviet Union, Cuba, South Africa, and the United States. This book examines the height of the Cuban-South African fighting in Angola in 1987–88, when three thousand South African soldiers and about eight thousand UNITA guerrilla fighters fought in alliance against the Cubans and the armed forces of the Marxist MPLA government, a force of over fifty thousand men. Fred Bridgland pieced together the course of the war, fought in one of the world’s most remote and wild terrains, by interviewing the South Africans who fought it, and many of their stories are woven into the narrative. This classic account of a Cold War struggle and its momentous consequences for the participants and the continent now includes a new preface and epilogue. “Highlights just how much political and social considerations dictate the outcome of war . . . A highly detailed work of military history, The War for Africa can tell us a lot about the nature of counter-insurgency warfare and how small states can become contested battlegrounds between superpowers.” —New York Journal of Books

New Security Threats and Crises in Africa

New Security Threats and Crises in Africa
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 471
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ISBN-10 : 9780230115538
ISBN-13 : 0230115535
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis New Security Threats and Crises in Africa by : J. Mangala

This book is a multidisciplinary approach to Africa's international relations in an era of globalization and the shifting of power from the West. It moves beyond colonization, marginalization, imperialism to look at the forces and dynamics that are reshaping Africa's external relations today.

Managing Ethnic Conflict in Africa

Managing Ethnic Conflict in Africa
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Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 0815775946
ISBN-13 : 9780815775942
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Managing Ethnic Conflict in Africa by : Donald S. Rothchild

In this book, Donald Rothchild analyzes the successes and failures of attempts at conflict resolution in different African countries and offers comprehensive ideas for successful mediation. The book demonstrates how negotiation and mediation can promote conflict resolution, along with a political environment that fosters development.

The Logic of Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa

The Logic of Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781107175013
ISBN-13 : 1107175011
Rating : 4/5 (13 Downloads)

Synopsis The Logic of Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa by : John F. McCauley

The book is aimed at students and scholars of conflict, Africa, ethnic politics, and religion. It may also appeal to religious and political leaders. It proposes a new perspective on how ethnicity and religion shape political outcomes and violence in Africa, adding psychological elements to standard political science arguments.