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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455737103321

Titolo

Zones of conflict in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : theories and cases / / edited by George Klay Kieh, Jr. and Ida Rousseau Mukenge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002

ISBN

1-280-37371-7

9786610373710

0-313-01083-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KiehGeorge Klay <1956->

MukengeIda Rousseau <1941->

Disciplina

303.6/0967

Soggetti

Civil war - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Electronic books.

Africa, Sub-Saharan Politics and government 1960-

Africa, Sub-Saharan Politics and government 1960- Case studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-167) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; PART I BACKGROUND; 1 Introduction; 2 Theories of Conflict and Conflict Resolution; 3 The Context of Civil Conflict in Africa; 4 Civil Conflicts in Africa: Patterns and Trends; PART II CASE STUDIES; 5 Civil Conflicts and Conflict Management in the Great Lakes Region of Africa; 6 Understanding the Liberian Civil War; 7 Military Rule and Sociopolitical Crises in Nigeria; 8 The Somali Civil War; 9 Democratic Consolidation and Civil Conflict in Zambia; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors