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Autore |
Baker Bruce (Bruce Frederick) |
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Titolo |
Taking the law into their own hands : lawless law enforcers in Africa / / Bruce Baker |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-138-27780-0 |
1-315-24188-9 |
1-351-89638-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (245 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Vigilance committees - Africa |
Death squads - Africa |
Crime prevention - Africa - Citizen participation |
Government, Resistance to - Africa - Prevention |
Law enforcement - Africa |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2002 by Ashgate Publishing. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. Lawlessness and democracy in Africa -- pt. II. The army takes the law into its own hands -- pt. III. The police and state militia take the law into their own hands -- pt. IV. People take the law into their own hands -- pt. V. The implications for democracy. |
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