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Zones of Conflict in Africa: Theories and Cases

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Torn by ongoing civil and military violence, Africa presents a challenge to scholars interested in the root causes of conflict. Each conflict is unique, but overall they exhibit common patterns. The contributors of this book employ an eclectic array of current explanations of civil strife and how to resolve it. The first half of the book provides the relevant theoretical background. Theories of conflict and conflict resolution, the larger context of African strife in Africa, and patterns and trends of conflict are discussed. Shifting from the general to the particular, the remaining chapters of this volume gauge the accuracy and usefulness of the current thinking on conflicts by grounding it in case studies drawn from the Great Lakes Region, Liberia, Nigeria, and Zambia.

Book News Annotation:

Mostly US political scholars focus on non-routine conflicts on the continent, which have a more serious, adverse, and often catastrophic impact on the peace and stability and its citizens than conflicts involving ordinary disagreements inherent in daily human interactions. After discussions of the theoretical and regional background, they provide five case studies from Liberia, Nigeria, Somalia, Zambia, and the Great Lakes area.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Review:

[M]ost useful to upper level undergraduate or graduate students in courses on conflict management or African politics.African Studies Quarterly

Synopsis:

Examines theories of conflict and then measures them in the light of recent cases of the seemingly endemic civil violence in African countries.

Synopsis:

Torn by ongoing civil and military violence, Africa presents a challenge to scholars interested in the root causes of conflict. The contributors of this book employ an eclectic array of current explanations of civil strife and how to resolve it. The first half of the book provides the relevant theoretical background, while the remaining chapters of this volume gauge the accuracy and usefulness of the current thinking on African conflicts by grounding it in case studies drawn from the Great Lakes Region, Liberia, Nigeria, and Zambia.
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About the Author

GEORGE KLAY KIEH, JR., is Professor of Political Science at Morehouse University, Atlanta, GA.IDA ROUSSEAU MUKENGE is Professor of Sociology at Morehouse University, Atlanta, GA.
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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction by Ida Rousseau Mukenge

Theories of Conflict and Conflict Resolution by George Klay Kieh, Jr.

The Context of Civil conflict in Africa by George Klay Kieh, Jr.

Civil COnflict in Africa: Patterns and Trends by George Klay Kieh, Jr.

Conflict and Conflict Management in the Great Lakes Region of Africa by Musifiky Mwanasali

Understanding the Liberian Civil War by Augustine Konneh

Military Rule and Socio-Political Crises in Nigeria by Pita Ogaba Agbese

The Somali Civil War by George Klay Kieh, Jr.

Democratic Consolidation and Civil Conflict in Zambia by Julius Ihonvbere

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780275974473
Subtitle:
Theories and Cases
Editor:
Kieh, George Klay
Other:
Kieh, George Klay
Editor:
Mukenge, Ida Rousseau
Editor:
Kieh, George Klay, Jr.
Editor:
Kieh, George Klay
Author:
Kieh, George Klay
Author:
Mukenge, Ida Rousseau
Editor:
Mukenge, Ida Rousseau
Other:
Kieh, George Klay
Publisher:
Praeger Publishers
Location:
Westport, Conn.
Subject:
Politics and government
Subject:
Ethnic Studies
Subject:
Africa, sub-saharan
Subject:
Civil war
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - General
Subject:
Government - Comparative
Subject:
Violence in Society
Edition Description:
Examines theories of conflict and
Series Volume:
n. 21.
Publication Date:
20020330
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Pages:
184
Dimensions:
9.52x6.22x.74 in. .94 lbs.
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