{"product_id":"civil-wars-in-africa-9781793649331","title":"Civil Wars in Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil Wars in Africa, edited by Kelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr., examines civil conflicts throughout various African countries. They argue that civil wars in Africa are by-products of the contradictions and crises engendered by the post-colonial state-building and nation-building projects in Africa. With few exceptions, the post-colonial states in Africa have failed to build societies that invest in the material well-being of their citizens; protect their political, civil, and other rights; promote accountability, transparency, the rule of law, judicial independence, and the holding of free and fair elections; and promote ethnic pluralism, tolerance, mutual respect, and peaceful co-existence, among others. In addition, the contributors show that the post-colonial states in Africa have been ruled by corrupt and autocratic leaders, who are obsessed with the maintenance of state power as the pathway to ensuring the private accumulation of wealth through sundry illegal means, including bribery, extortion, and theft of public funds. In sum, this volume addresses how the failure of the post-colonial African state to shepherd the process of building democratic societies based on the centrality of human security has led to the erosion of the legitimacy of the state and its custodians. Thus, once the contradictions and crises reached their crescendo, these post-colonial societies than implode into civil wars, even at the micro-level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This impressive volume contains a rich compendium of chapters that shine light on the causes of conflict and civil wars in Africa against the backdrop of its topsy-turvy colonial and post-colonial antecedents. Brilliantly edited by Kelechi A. Kalu and George K. Kieh, Jr., this book, among other things, proffers solutions for conflict amelioration critical for advancing political stability, peaceful coexistence, and splendid developments on the continent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- E. Ike Udogu, Appalachian State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A must-read to understand the vagaries of African nations' post-independence civil conflicts and the breadth of the complications that arise therefrom.\" \u003c\/p\u003e -- Egodi Uchendu, University of Nigeria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A must-read to understand the vagaries of African nations' post-independence civil conflicts and the breadth of the complications that arise therefrom.\" \u003c\/p\u003e -- Egodi Uchendu, University of Nigeria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures and Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I: BACKGROUND\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Mapping the Civil War Landscape in Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Theories and Explanations of Civil Conflicts and Wars in Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelechi A. Kalu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II: CASE STUDIES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Burundi: A Continuum of Civil Wars and Violence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDawn Nager\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Civil War in Cameroon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvitus Agbor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Conflict: A Study of the Tuobodom Chieftaincy Conflict in Ghana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSabina Appiah-Boateng, Stephen B. Kendie, and Kenneth Aikins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Liberia’s Civil Wars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Klay Kieh, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Personality Conflicts and the Nigerian Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Ediagbonya\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: On Rwanda’s Civil War (October 1, 1990-April 6, 1994): Assessing the International Determinant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiacre Bienvenu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: The Sierra Leone Civil War: An Examination of Internal, Regional, and External Causes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarl Conteh-Morgan \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The South Sudanese Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Onditi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: The Colonial Roots of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) War in Post-Colonial Northern Uganda\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSabastian Rwangabo and Julius Niringiyimana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART III: LESSONS AND INSIGHTS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Beyond Civi1 Wars in Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelechi A. Kalu and George Klay Kieh, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors and the Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042691449175,"sku":"9781793649331","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793649331.jpg?v=1750955199","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/civil-wars-in-africa-9781793649331","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}