This book argues that civil wars in Africa stem from the contradictions and crises that have been generated by the post-colonial state as the result of the adverse effects of colonialism and the failure of successive generations of African leaders to lead the process of changing the state's nature, character, and mission.
This book argues that civil wars in Africa stem from the contradictions and crises that have been generated by the post-colonial state as the result of the adverse effects of colonialism and the failure of successive generations of African leaders to lead the process of changing the state's nature, character, and mission.
Kelechi A. Kalu is professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside. George Klay Kieh, Jr. is dean of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs and professor of political science at Texas Southern University, and professor of international relations at the African Methodist Episcopal University.
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List of Figures and Tables Preface PART I: BACKGROUND Introduction: Mapping the Civil War Landscape in Africa Kelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr. Chapter 1: Theories and Explanations of Civil Conflicts and Wars in Africa Kelechi A. Kalu PART II: CASE STUDIES Chapter 2: Burundi: A Continuum of Civil Wars and Violence Dawn Nager Chapter 3: Civil War in Cameroon Avitus Agbor Chapter 4: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Conflict: A Study of the Tuobodom Chieftaincy Conflict in Ghana Sabina Appiah-Boateng, Stephen B. Kendie, and Kenneth Aikins Chapter 5: Liberia's Civil Wars George Klay Kieh, Jr. Chapter 6: Personality Conflicts and the Nigerian Civil War Michael Ediagbonya Chapter 7: On Rwanda's Civil War (October 1, 1990-April 6, 1994): Assessing the International Determinant Fiacre Bienvenu Chapter 8: The Sierra Leone Civil War: An Examination of Internal, Regional, and External Causes Earl Conteh-Morgan Chapter 9: The South Sudanese Civil War Francis Onditi Chapter 10: The Colonial Roots of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) War in Post-Colonial Northern Uganda Sabastian Rwangabo and Julius Niringiyimana PART III: LESSONS AND INSIGHTS Conclusion: Beyond Civi1 Wars in Africa Kelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr. Index About the Editors and the Contributors
List of Figures and Tables Preface PART I: BACKGROUND Introduction: Mapping the Civil War Landscape in Africa Kelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr. Chapter 1: Theories and Explanations of Civil Conflicts and Wars in Africa Kelechi A. Kalu PART II: CASE STUDIES Chapter 2: Burundi: A Continuum of Civil Wars and Violence Dawn Nager Chapter 3: Civil War in Cameroon Avitus Agbor Chapter 4: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Conflict: A Study of the Tuobodom Chieftaincy Conflict in Ghana Sabina Appiah-Boateng, Stephen B. Kendie, and Kenneth Aikins Chapter 5: Liberia's Civil Wars George Klay Kieh, Jr. Chapter 6: Personality Conflicts and the Nigerian Civil War Michael Ediagbonya Chapter 7: On Rwanda's Civil War (October 1, 1990-April 6, 1994): Assessing the International Determinant Fiacre Bienvenu Chapter 8: The Sierra Leone Civil War: An Examination of Internal, Regional, and External Causes Earl Conteh-Morgan Chapter 9: The South Sudanese Civil War Francis Onditi Chapter 10: The Colonial Roots of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) War in Post-Colonial Northern Uganda Sabastian Rwangabo and Julius Niringiyimana PART III: LESSONS AND INSIGHTS Conclusion: Beyond Civi1 Wars in Africa Kelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr. Index About the Editors and the Contributors
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