Civil Militia: Africa' s Intractable Security Menace?
Francis, David J.
Francis, David J.
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The title asks, but inside, these historians and political scientists from Africa and Europe assert that all across Africa the problems, challenges, and implications posed by civil militias¿Sudan's Janjaweed currently most in the news¿have elevated them into the continent's intractable security menace. Between discussions of a theoretical construction of the militias as a social phenomenon, and of international experiences and implications, they cite examples. Among these the Kamajor in Sierra Leone, a comparison of Nigeria and Indonesia, threats to national and human security in West Africa, Darfur of course, anti-gang militias in Cameroon, and Uganda since 1986. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Francis, D.J. (Ed) (2005) Civil Militia: Africa' s Intractable Security Menace? Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.
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