The politics of war and the culture of violence
The politics of war and the culture of violence: north-south essaysby Ali A. Mazrui; edited by Seifudein Adem and Abdul Samed Bemath
Publisher: Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, c2008.
ISBN: 1592215858 ISBN13: 9781592215850 DDC: 303.6096 LCC: HN780 Edition: (pbk.)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.The polity as family and fortress -- Phallic symbols in politics and
war -- The resurrection of the warrior tradition -- Conflict in
Africa: an overview -- Conflict and the bondage of boundaries --
Nationalism, ethnicity and violence: the culture and ethnicity of
combat -- Liberation wars as clashes of civilizations: from Nelson
Mandela to Yasir Arafat -- Nationalism, power and Africa at war: in
search of pan-African solutions -- Towards postcolonial pacification:
Africa between war and peace -- Numerical strength and nuclear status
in the politics of the third world -- The barrel of the gun and the
barrel of oil -- The computer culture and nuclear power: African
implications -- Africa in a world of disorder: waning racism and
waxing culture conflict -- Between global governance and global war:
Africa before and after September 11 -- Conflicts of identity and
conflicts of values: Africa between ethnicity and religion.
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LCC Number: HN780
Book Details:
Language: engPhysical Description: xiv, 320 p. ; 23 cm.
Edition Info: (pbk.)
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| • | Conflict management -- Africa (46) |
| • | Political violence -- Africa (18) |
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