U.S. policy in postcolonial Africa : four case studies in conflict resolution /

"This book, a concise examination of U.S. policy in contemporary Africa, delineates various aspects of the role that the U.S. played in exacerbating and/or resolving violent conflicts in postcolonial Africa and provides a succinct historical overview of these armed conflicts. Libraries, advance...

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Main Author: Ohaegbulam, Festus Ugboaja
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : P. Lang, [2004], ©2004
New York : c2004
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Summary:"This book, a concise examination of U.S. policy in contemporary Africa, delineates various aspects of the role that the U.S. played in exacerbating and/or resolving violent conflicts in postcolonial Africa and provides a succinct historical overview of these armed conflicts. Libraries, advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and professors of African studies, as well as the general reader, will find this book useful."--BOOK JACKET
Physical Description:xvi, 280 p. : maps ; 23 cm
xvi, 280 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0820470910 (pbk. : alk. paper)