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Mercenaries
Abdel-Fatau Musah (Ed.)
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Description for Mercenaries
Paperback. This book provides a critique of mercenary involvement in post Cold-War African conflicts. Countries discussed include Sierra Leone, Zaire, Angola, Uganda and Congo. Editor(s): Musah, Abdel-Fatau; Fayemi, J'Kayode. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1H; JWXN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
This powerful book critiques mercenary involvement in post-Cold War African conflicts. The contributors investigate the links between the rise in internal conflicts and the proliferation of mercenary activities in the 1990s; the distinction in the methods adopted by Cold War mercenaries and their contemporary counterparts; the convoluted network between private armies; business interests and sustained poverty in Africa’s poorest countries; and the connection between mercenary activities and arms proliferation. Countries discussed include Sierra Leone, Zaire, Angola, Uganda and Congo.
This powerful book critiques mercenary involvement in post-Cold War African conflicts. The contributors investigate the links between the rise in internal conflicts and the proliferation of mercenary activities in the 1990s; the distinction in the methods adopted by Cold War mercenaries and their contemporary counterparts; the convoluted network between private armies; business interests and sustained poverty in Africa’s poorest countries; and the connection between mercenary activities and arms proliferation. Countries discussed include Sierra Leone, Zaire, Angola, Uganda and Congo.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745314716
SKU
V9780745314716
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99-50
About Abdel-Fatau Musah (Ed.)
Abdel-Fatau Musah was formerly the Research and Publications Co-ordinator at the Centre for Democracy & Development. J. 'Kayode Fayemi is the Executive Director of the Centre for Democracy & Development. Based in London, the Centre for Democracy & Development is an independent NGO dedicated to policy-oriented scholarship in the areas of democratic development and peacebuilding.
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