Civil Wars in Africa
Subtitle: Roots and Resolution
Contributors: Taisier M. Ali (Editor); Robert O. Matthews (Editor)
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: April 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780773517776
Subjects: African history; Civil war; Ethnic studies; Peace studies; Politics and government; Conflict management; Africa - History; History - General History; Political violence; History: World; Ethiopia; Liberia; Mozambique; Rwanda; Somalia; Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe; History; 20th century; Africa - General; 1960-; Africa, Sub-Saharan
First sentence: In assessing the reconstruction of societies that have suffered extensive dislocation, it is necessary to examine how reformist regimes try to liberalize the political process amid continuing instability.