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Peacekeeping in Africa
. Ed(S): Magyar, Karl P.; Conteh-Morgan, Earl
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Hardback. This text provides an examination of one dimension of peacekeeping in Africa - ECOMOG's role in the attempt to bring peace to Liberia and the impact of this operation on the region. Editor(s): Magyar, Karl P.; Conteh-Morgan, Earl. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDL; 1KBB; GTF; GTJ; JPSN; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
With the departure of the Soviet and Cubans from Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa no longer comprises a part of the West's core strategic interest. America's experience in Somalia illustrated the folly of addressing with force what was essentially a humanitarian problem derived from the utter failure of the economic development of the third world. The human tragedy in Rwanda highlighted the seemingly interminable demands for external aid. And Liberia has depicted the gruesome realities of human failure in the only African land with at least historic (but non-colonial) ties to the US. This book provides a thorough examination of one ... Read more
With the departure of the Soviet and Cubans from Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa no longer comprises a part of the West's core strategic interest. America's experience in Somalia illustrated the folly of addressing with force what was essentially a humanitarian problem derived from the utter failure of the economic development of the third world. The human tragedy in Rwanda highlighted the seemingly interminable demands for external aid. And Liberia has depicted the gruesome realities of human failure in the only African land with at least historic (but non-colonial) ties to the US. This book provides a thorough examination of one ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333694480
SKU
V9780333694480
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About . Ed(S): Magyar, Karl P.; Conteh-Morgan, Earl
Karl P. Magyar is Professor of National Security Affairs at the US Air Force Command and Staff College in Alabama. Earl Conteh-Morgan is Associate Professor of International Studies at the University of Southern Florida in Tampa.
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