Making and Unmaking Nations :
Straus, Scott, 1970-
Making and Unmaking Nations : War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa Scott Straus. - xiii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-378) and index.
Introduction : the puzzle of genocide -- The concept and logic of genocide -- Escalation and restraint -- A theory of genocide -- Patterns of genocide and mass categorical violence in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2008 -- Retreating from the brink in Côte d'Ivoire -- The politics of dialogue in Mali -- Pluralism and accommodation in Senegal -- Endangered Arab-Islamic nationalism in Sudan -- Fighting for the Hutu revolution in Rwanda -- Conclusion : making nations and preventing their unmaking.
9780801453328 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801479687 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2014035618
Genocide--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Nation-building--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Political leadership--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960-
DT352.8 / .S76 2015
364.15/10967
Making and Unmaking Nations : War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa Scott Straus. - xiii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-378) and index.
Introduction : the puzzle of genocide -- The concept and logic of genocide -- Escalation and restraint -- A theory of genocide -- Patterns of genocide and mass categorical violence in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960-2008 -- Retreating from the brink in Côte d'Ivoire -- The politics of dialogue in Mali -- Pluralism and accommodation in Senegal -- Endangered Arab-Islamic nationalism in Sudan -- Fighting for the Hutu revolution in Rwanda -- Conclusion : making nations and preventing their unmaking.
9780801453328 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780801479687 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2014035618
Genocide--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Nation-building--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Political leadership--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960-
DT352.8 / .S76 2015
364.15/10967