State of rebellion : violence and intervention in the Central African Republic / Louisa Lombard.

Author
Lombard, Louisa [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • London : Zed Books, 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
xv, 287 pages : illustration, map ; 23 cm.

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    Series
    African arguments [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "In 2013, the Central African Republic was engulfed by violence. In the face of the rapid spread of the conflict, journalists, politicians, and academics alike have struggled to account for its origins. In this first comprehensive account of the country's recent upheaval, Louisa Lombard shows the limits of the superficial explanations offered thus far - that the violence has been due to a religious divide, or politicians' manipulations, or profiteering. Instead, she shows that conflict has long been useful to Central African politics, a tendency that has been exacerbated by the international community's method of engagement with so-called fragile states. Furthermore, changing this state of affairs will require rethinking the relationships of all those present - rebel groups and politicians, as well as international interveners and diplomats. An urgent insight into this little-understood country and the problems with peacebuilding more broadly."--Publisher.
    Notes
    "In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation."
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-276) and index.
    Contents
    • Conflict and the state in the peace-kept world
    • The nativeness of 'foreign' violence
    • Mobility as power
    • Long and short histories of rebellion
    • DDR and the frustration of desires for entitlement
    • War as the violence of the pack
    • World champion of peacekeeping.
    Other title(s)
    Violence and intervention in the Central African Republic
    ISBN
    • 9781783608850 ((hb))
    • 1783608854 ((hb))
    • 9781783608843 ((pb))
    • 1783608846 ((pb))
    LCCN
    2022435743
    OCLC
    945390725
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