LEADER 03613nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910456369503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-96357-0 010 $a9786612963575 010 $a0-313-35972-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000019822 035 $a(EBL)678371 035 $a(OCoLC)707080456 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000470051 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11331925 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470051 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10531106 035 $a(PQKB)10612894 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC678371 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL678371 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10441967 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL296357 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000019822 100 $a20100312d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHot spot$b[electronic resource] $eSub-Saharan Africa /$fToyin Falola and Adebayo O. Oyebade 210 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. $cGreenwood$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 225 1 $aHot spot histories 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-35971-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Brief Historical Overview""""Ethnicity, Politics, and Conflict""; ""The Military in Politics""; ""Minority Uprising and Communal Violence""; ""The Crisis of Governance""; ""Chapter 4: Southern Africa""; ""Southern Africa and Conflict in Historical Perspective""; ""White Minority Regimes and Liberation Struggle: Rhodesia and South West Africa""; ""Racial Oppression and Violent Resistance in South Africa""; ""Civil Wars in Angola and Mozambique""; ""The Cold War, South Africa, and Regional Conflict""; ""Chapter 5: East Africa and the Great Lakes Region""; ""Ethiopiaa???s Wars and Red Terror"" 327 $a""Eritrea""""Somalia: A Failed State""; ""Piracy in the Horn""; ""Civil Wars in Sudan""; ""Terrorism""; ""Uganda""; ""Conflicts in the Great Lakes: Rwanda, Burundi, and Democratic Republic of Congo""; ""Appendix: Independence Dates for African States""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z"" 330 $a Conflict has been a critical factor in the making of contemporary Africa, and its study is key to understanding the continent's tortuous history. Hot Spot: Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the area's major, post-independence conflicts intense enough to threaten national, regional, or international security. This work defines conflict broadly to encompass political instability and state failure, ethno-religious tensions, government and political corruption, economic mismanagement and poverty, cult violence, and youth gangsterism. Thematically organized chapters examine the origins and developmen 410 0$aHot spot histories. 606 $aEthnic conflict$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aPolitical violence$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aPolitical stability$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 607 $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xPolitics and government 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEthnic conflict 615 0$aPolitical violence 615 0$aPolitical stability 676 $a967.03/2 700 $aFalola$b Toyin$0661412 701 $aOyebade$b Adebayo$0881076 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456369503321 996 $aHot spot$91967840 997 $aUNINA