Hot spot : Sub-Saharan Africa /
Conflict has been a critical factor in the making of contemporary Africa, and its study is key to understanding the continent's tumultuous history. Hot Spot: Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the area's major, post-independence conflicts intense enough to threaten national, regional, or internat...
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Greenwood,
[2010], ©2010
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Timeline of selected conflicts
- 1: Introduction: Africa And Historical Context Of Hot Spots
- Historical context
- Cold War and conflicts
- Dictatorship, corruption, state failure, and conflicts
- Conflict resolution
- 2: West Africa: The Mano River Basin Conflicts
- Mano River Basin
- From Liberia to Sierra Leone
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Warlordism: the case of Charles Taylor
- Regional conflict and international ramifications
- 3: Nigeria
- Brief historical overview
- Ethnicity, politics, and conflict
- Military in politics
- Minority uprising and communal violence
- Crisis of governance
- 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
- Cold War, South Africa, and regional conflict
- 5: East Africa And The Great Lakes Region
- Ethiopia's wars and Red Terror
- 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
- Timeline of selected conflicts
- Introduction : Africa and historical context of hot spots. The historical context ; Cold War and conflicts ; Dictatorship, corruption, state failure, and conflicts ; Conflict resolution
- West Africa : the Mano River Basin conflicts. The Mano River Basin ; From Liberia to Sierra Leone ; Côte d'Ivoire ; Warlordism : the case of Charles Taylor ; Regional conflict and international ramifications
- Nigeria. Brief historical overview ; Ethnicity, politics, and conflict ; The military in politics ; Minority uprising and communal violence ; The crisis of governance
- 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
- East Africa and the Great Lakes region. Ethiopia's wars and Red Terror ; 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
- Chapter 1 Introduction: Africa and Historical Context of Hot Spots
- The Historical Context
- Cold War and Conflicts
- Dictatorship, Corruption, State Failure, and Conflicts
- Conflict Resolution
- Chapter 2. West Africa: The Mano River Basin Conflicts
- The Mano River Basin
- From Liberia to Sierra Leone
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Warlordism: The Case of Charles Taylor
- Regional Conflict and International Ramifications
- Chapter 3. Nigeria
- 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
- Ethiopia's Wars and Red Terror
- 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.